Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: deracinate, deracinate, displace, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, extirpate, root out

See Also: destroy, destruct, displace, move, place

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