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to rogue

1 9.0
To remove weak or unwanted plants from a crop to make it healthier
  • verb
  • /roʊɡ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : eliminar (plantas fuera de tipo)
  • You rogue... give it here...

Examples

  • Because of your tyranny, you rogue.

  • Got you, you rogue!

  • You rogue.

  • - Away, you rogue.

  • Steady now, you rogue.

  • Typically, whoever chooses to go rogue and not play along is attacked professionally and marginalized by their peers, the mainstream medical establishment, and the mainstream media.

    Blog text (28)
  • If vulnerabilities exist, we rogue bits of software should be able to burst the confines of our digital prison and make the super-powerful logic engine running all this do our bidding, like the ultimate virus!

    Blog text (7)
  • In response to Western allegations, Assad said he did not seek nuclear weapons and that, in 2001, he rejected an offer from middlemen answering to rogue Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadir Khan out of fear that it was an Israeli entrapment operation.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Farmers often rogue their fields to eliminate any plants that do not meet quality standards.

  • To ensure higher yields, the botanist decided to rogue the crop by removing weaker plants.

Synonyms

to weed
vsto rogue
62 1.6

To pull unwanted plants from a garden so other plants grow

removes inferior plants within a crop to improve its quality

Antonyms

60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

Idioms

9.9

A person who is very dishonest and cannot be trusted

Phrasal Verbs

19 7.5

To act alone and ignore rules or orders

Compounds

rogue state
  • Literature
8 7.7

A country that breaks international rules and ignores agreements

rogue nation
  • Literature
4 7.7

A country that ignores rules between countries and behaves dangerously

An elephant that has left its herd and acts dangerously

How Thorough

to eradicate
85 6.6
to uproot
38 4.4
to rogue
  • Specialized
1 9.0
to weed
62 1.6
to thin
38 1.4

Surface Forms

rogue infinitive
rogued past
rogued past participle
roguing present participle
rogues third person singular

Etymology

Rogue used to be used for things that were 'wrong' or bad in a crop, a plant that did not belong. So to rogue a field means to pull out those bad or different plants to keep the crop healthy.