Read full poem →As golden convoys sunk at sea
Whose wealth might root out penury :
Because it was not, limb with limb,
Dictionary Entry
To remove or abolish completely.
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“They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.”
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Poetry examples for “root out”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →When wasteful war shall statues overturn,
And broils root out the work of masonry,
Nor Mars his sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn