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    uproot
    /ˌʌpˈruːt/

    verb

    • 1. pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground: "the elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees" Similar pull uproot outtake outrip out/upOpposite plant
    • 2. move (someone) from their home or a familiar location: "my father travelled constantly and uprooted his family several times"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPROOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    UPROOT definition: 1. to pull a plant including its roots out of the ground: 2. to remove a person from their home or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › uprootUproot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UPROOT is to remove as if by pulling up. How to use uproot in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Uproot.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › uprootUproot - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you uproot people, you move them from one place to a completely new one. Your parents may need to uproot you if your mom gets a new job all the way across the country. One meaning of the verb uproot is "move," especially when a person is forced to move.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › uprootUPROOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots: root: The conquerors uprooted many of the Native traditions. Synonyms: remove, eliminate, banish, extirpate. to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life: to uproot a people.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUPROOT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    UPROOT meaning: 1. to pull a plant including its roots out of the ground: 2. to remove a person from their home or…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUPROOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you uproot yourself or if you are uprooted, you leave, or are made to leave, a place where you have lived for a long time.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › uprootUproot - definition of uproot by The Free Dictionary

    1. to pull out by or as if by the roots. 2. to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots. 3. to displace or remove violently, as from a home, country, customs, or way of life. v.i. 4. to become uprooted. [1610–20] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionuproot verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of uproot verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishuproot | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    uproot definition: 1. to pull a tree or plant out of the ground: 2. to make someone leave a place where they have…. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › uprootuproot | meaning of uproot in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    uproot meaning, definition, what is uproot: to pull a plant and its roots out of the...: Learn more.