uproot
Americanverb (used with object)
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to pull out by or as if by the roots: root.
The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
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to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment.
The industrial revolution uprooted large segments of the rural population.
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to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots: root.
The conquerors uprooted many of the Native traditions.
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to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life.
to uproot a people.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to pull up by or as if by the roots
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to displace (a person or persons) from native or habitual surroundings
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to remove or destroy utterly
Other Word Forms
- uprootedness noun
- uprooter noun
Etymology
Origin of uproot
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend, Santa Barbara County’s roads were caked with mud and trees were uprooted amid heavy rain, but no major injuries were reported.
From Los Angeles Times
Harvey and her brother were uprooted from their family home in Detroit and moved to suburban Southfield to live with their grandmother.
From Los Angeles Times
There have already been reports of damage from several provinces, including roofs torn off homes, shattered glass panels at hotels, and trees uprooted or snapped along city streets and rural roads by powerful gusts.
From BBC
He hit seven fours before his off stump was uprooted by Brad Evans.
From Barron's
Scenes like this played out across the province, with rescuers delayed due to uprooted trees and major infrastructure being destroyed.
From BBC
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