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Meaning of juurima | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈjuːrimɑ

Definitions

  1. to uproot, eradicate, extirpate, grub up, root, root up, deracinate.
    transitive
  2. To pull up by the roots.
    transitive
  3. To get rid of something bad, definitively and decisively eliminate.
    figuratively, transitive
  4. To extract a root.

Equivalents

Examples

“Esimene redis on välja juuritud.”

The first radish has been uprooted.

“Uus koalitsioon lubas korruptsiooni juurima hakata.”

The new coalition promised to start to eradicate corruption.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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