Associations to the word «Uproot»

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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