the hedge was rooted out : UPROOT, deracinate, pull up, grub out.
root out corruption : ERADICATE, eliminate, weed out, destroy, wipe out, stamp out, extirpate, abolish, end, put a stop to.
he rooted out a dark secret : UNEARTH, dig up, bring to light, uncover, discover, dredge up, ferret out, expose.
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