root out

US /ruːt aʊt/
UK /ruːt aʊt/
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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.
We need to root out the cause of the problem.
Precisamos erradicar a causa do problema.