About The Word Uproot
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Uproot
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What's The Definition Of Uproot?
[v] destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"
[v] pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" [v] move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" Synonyms | Synonyms for Uproot: deracinate | deracinate | displace | eradicate | exterminate | extirpate | extirpate | root out Related Terms | Find terms related to Uproot: See Also | destroy | destruct | displace | move | place Uproot In Webster's Dictionary \Up*root"\, v. t.
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots;
to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.
Trees uprooted left their place. --Dryden.
At his command the uprooted hills retired. --Milton.
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