English dictionary
uproot
/@/p'r/u/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
ExamplesThe war uprooted many people.
Synonyms deracinateSource: WordNet 3.0
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destroy completely, as if down to the roots
ExamplesThe vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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pull up by or as if by the roots
ExamplesUproot the vine that has spread all over the garden.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.
Source: webster1913