root out
US /ruːt aʊt/
UK /ruːt aʊt/
1.
erradicar, eliminar
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.
A polícia está tentando erradicar a corrupção no departamento.
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We need to root out the cause of the problem.
Precisamos erradicar a causa do problema.