Question 1

What does “root out” mean?

Accepted Answer

to find the person or thing that is causing a problem and remove or get rid of them

Question 2

How is “root out” used?

Accepted Answer

In The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), one line is: “Jane, I realize this is an unusual request, but if there is something illegal going on in this company, I need to know everything about it, so we can root out any wrongdoers.”

Question 3

Which movie is “root out” from?

Accepted Answer

The clip at the top of this page is from The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988).