Root
Root verb - To set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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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 -
The Holy Grail War in Fate/stay night is just one attempt at this, and Kara no Kyoukai goes into a bit more detail on just what the Root is and why the mages seek it so desperately.
Source: Gate of Truth
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