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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, uittrek يَقْتَلِع изкоренявам vytrhnout i s kořeny rykke op med rod ausreißen ξεριζώνω desarraigar, arrancar välja juurima از ریشه درآوردن kiskoa juurineen déraciner לַעֲקוֹר מִן הַשוֹרֶש जड़ से उखाड़ना iskorijeniti gyökerestül kitép uppræta; rífa upp með rótum sradicare, estirpare 根こそぎにする išrauti su šaknimis izraut ar saknēm mencabut met wortel en al uittrekken rykke opp med rota wyrwać z korzeniami desenraizar a dezrădăcina вырывать с корнем vytrhnúť aj s koreňmi izpuliti iskoreniti rycka upp med rötterna ถอนต้นไม้ kökünden sökmek 連根拔起 виривати з коренем, викорінювати جڑ سے اکھاڑنا nhổ bật rễ


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