root out

US /ruːt aʊt/
UK /ruːt aʊt/
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ausmerzen, ausfindig machen

find and get rid of a person or thing that is unwanted

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The police are trying to root out corruption in the department.
Die Polizei versucht, Korruption in der Abteilung auszumerzen.
We need to root out the cause of the problem.
Wir müssen die Ursache des Problems ausfindig machen.