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uproot
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up·root  (p-rt, -rt)
tr.v. up·root·ed, up·root·ing, up·roots
1. To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
2. To destroy or remove completely; eradicate.
3. To force to leave an accustomed or native location.

up·rooted·ness n.
up·rooter n.

uproot
Verb
1. to pull up by or as if by the roots
2. to displace (a person or people) from their native or usual surroundings
3. to remove or destroy utterly: we must uproot all remnants of feudalism
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.uprootuproot - move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"
displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
2.uproot - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
3.uprootuproot - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
stub - pull up (weeds) by their roots
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

uproot
verb 2. pull up, dig up, root out, weed out, rip up, grub up, extirpate, deracinate, pull out by the roots
Translations

uproot [ʌpˈruːt] vtdesarraigar
uproot [ʌpˈruːt] vtdéraciner
uproot [ʌpˈruːt] vt [+ tree] → entwurzeln (fig) [+ people]; aus der gewohnten Umgebung reißen [+ 000] (in war etc) → entwurzeln
uproot [ʌpˈruːt] vtsradicare

uproot
v uproot [apˈruːt]
to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.ontwortel, uittrekيَقْتَلِعизкоренявамvytrhnout i s kořenyrykke op med rodausreißenξεριζώνωdesarraigar, arrancarvälja juurimaاز ریشه درآوردنkiskoa juurineendéracinerלַעֲקוֹר מִן הַשוֹרֶשजड़ से उखाड़नाiskorijenitigyökerestül kitépuppræta; rífa upp með rótumsradicare, estirpare根こそぎにするišrauti su šaknimisizraut ar saknēmmencabutmet wortel en al uittrekkenrykke opp med rotawyrwać z korzeniamidesenraizara dezrădăcinaвырывать с корнемvytrhnúť aj s koreňmiizpulitiiskorenitirycka upp med rötternaถอนต้นไม้kökünden sökmek連根拔起виривати з коренем, викорінюватиجڑ سے اکھاڑناnhổ bật rễ

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