Associations to the word «Uproot»
Noun
- Tree
- Weeds
- Tornado
- Gust
- Vineyard
- Tempest
- Migrant
- Vine
- Trunk
- Torrent
- Debris
- Tusk
- Refugee
- Tangle
- Clump
- Stump
- Damage
- Wind
- Oak
- Vegetation
- Planting
- Storm
- Plough
- Yew
- Seedling
- Hurricane
- Roof
- Strong
- Weed
- Thunderstorm
- Fence
- Root
- Roadway
- Palestinian
- Cyclone
- Blanc
- Homeland
- Log
- Crop
- Pine
- Thousand
- Talmud
- Flood
- Bush
- Barn
- Banana
- Partition
- Settler
- Diaspora
- Karma
- Cling
- Limb
- Plant
- Tractor
- Landslide
- Strife
- Sow
- Soil
- Grass
- Migration
- Home
- Mud
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
UPROOT, verb. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
UPROOT, verb. (by extension) To remove utterly; to eradicate.
Dictionary definition
UPROOT, verb. Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people".
UPROOT, verb. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption".
UPROOT, verb. Pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden".
Wise words
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