Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course
Root out and destroy are semantically related. in annihilate topic. In some cases you can use "Root out" instead a verb "Destroy".
Root out
Root out verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crush and destroy
- crush and root out
- liquidate and destroy
- liquidate and root out
- annihilate and destroy
- annihilate and root out
- extinguish and destroy
- extinguish and root out
- smash and destroy
- smash and root out
- demolish and destroy
- demolish and root out
- eliminate and destroy
- eliminate and root out
Both terms in one sentence
- Institute: The Institute will root out and destroy the Railroad, and upload a virus onto Liberty Prime causing him to shoot down the Prydwen.
Source: Bittersweet Ending / Video Games -
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted: There are Witch hunters in the world, who seek to root out and destroy witches wherever they find them, and Luke's grandmother in her younger years was one of the very best.
Source: Literature / The Witches -
We must root out this menace and destroy them, no matter what steps we have to take.
Source: Witch Hunt
Cite this Source
Root out and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/root_out
Destroy & Root out. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/root_out>.
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