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English to English verb
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kill in large numbers |  | Example: the plague wiped out an entire population
source: wordnet30
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destroy completely, as if down to the roots | | Example: the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
root out corruption
source: wordnet30
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To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated. | | source: webster1913
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