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1 hive op med rod
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2 udrydde
annihilate, eradicate, exterminate, kill off, root out, wipe out* * *vb wipe out ( fx crime, disease, injustice, poverty; the whole race; all life on earth),F exterminate ( fx a tribe; rats; an evil);( om et onde også) root out ( fx an evil, weeds, inefficiency),F eradicate ( fx insect pests, superstitions, a disease). -
3 rod
clutter, disarrangement, mess, messiness, root, scrappiness* * *I. (en, rødder)(også mat.) root;( bølle) tough, rough, rowdy;[ rødderne](T, spøg.: gutterne) the boys, the lads;[ ondets rod] the root of the trouble;[ med præp:][ have rod i](dvs være grundfæstet i) be rooted in;(dvs stamme fra) originate in, be rooted in, have its roots in;[ rykke op med rode] pull (, voldsomt: tear) up by the roots,(fig også) wipe out;[ sæd på roden] standing crop;[ sælge korn på roden] sell the crop standing;[ træ på roden] standing timber;[ roden til alt ondt] the root of all evil;[ med slå:][ slå rod (el. rødder)] take root, strike root;(fig om ideer: fæste sig) take root, strike root,( om person: på nyt sted) put down roots;T are we to wait here till the cows come home?[ slå dybe rødder] become firmly rooted, take deep root;(se også uddrage).II. (et) disorder ( fx he hates disorder); muddle,( stærkere) mess ( fx let us clear up this muddle (, mess));( af ting også) jumble ( fx the room was a jumble of books, papers and beer cans),( ufremkommeligt) clutter ( fx he could not find anything in the clutter of books and papers on his desk);[ i et rod] in a muddle (, mess, clutter). -
4 rode
forage, grub, root, scrabble* * *I. (en -r)(mil.) file;[ blind rode] blank file.II. vb( lave roderi) make a mess of things;(i jorden etc) root;(neds: i andres sager) poke about;[ med præp & adv:][ rode frem] rake out;[ rode i] rummage in (, among);[ rode sig ind i] get mixed up in;[ rode med]( arbejde med) busy oneself with,( nusse med) fiddle with, potter at,( lave rode i) mess about with,( reparere på) tinker with;[ rode op i]( rippe op i) rake up,( rage i) rummage about in;[ rode rundt i] rummage (, poke) about in;[ rode sammen]( forveksle, lave rod i) mix up, muddle up ( fx their names, his things),( lave i en fart) toss together, knock up ( fx a meal). -
5 plante
plant, pot, root, sow, vegetable* * *I. (en -r) plant;( om person) a nice specimen.II. vb plant ( fx a tree, a flag; he planted his feet on my doorstep);[ plante om] replant, transplant;[ plante sig] plant oneself ( fx in front of somebody);[ plante ud] plant out.
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root out — verb a) To remove or abolish completely. They rooted out all vestiges of corruption. b) To search for and discover. It took then hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in … Wiktionary
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root out — remove by the roots … English contemporary dictionary
