uproot
11uproot — uprootedness, n. uprooter, n. /up rooht , root /, v.t. 1. to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles. 2. to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment: The industrial… …
12uproot — verb Uproot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tree …
13uproot — transitive verb Date: circa 1620 1. to remove as if by pulling up 2. to pull up by the roots 3. to displace from a country or traditional habitat Synonyms: see exterminate • uprootedness noun • uprooter noun …
14uproot — verb a) To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate. b) To remove utterly; to eradicate …
15uproot — Synonyms and related words: abate, abolish, annihilate, avulse, banish, blot out, buck off, cut out, demolish, depose, deracinate, destroy, devastate, dig out, dig up, disentangle, dislodge, dismount, displace, draw, draw out, dredge, dredge up,… …
16uproot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extirpate, eradicate, root out, abolish, destroy. See extraction, destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. eradicate, extract, remove, tear up by the roots, excavate, pull up, weed out, rip up. III… …
17uproot — up|root [ʌpˈru:t] v [I and T] 1.) to pull a plant and its roots out of the ground 2.) to make someone leave their home for a new place, especially when this is difficult or upsetting ▪ He rejected the idea of uprooting himself and moving to… …
18uproot — up|root [ ʌp rut ] verb transitive 1. ) to pull a whole tree or plant from the ground, including all the roots that grow in the soil 2. ) to force someone out of the place where they live: 50,000 refugees have been uprooted by the war. Floods in… …
19uproot — v. pull a plant and its roots out of the ground; extirpate, root something out completely; displace, remove from a native environment …
20uproot — verb 1》 pull (a plant, tree, etc.) out of the ground. 2》 move (someone) from their home or a familiar location. 3》 eradicate. Derivatives uprooter noun …
