uproot
verb (used with object)
to pull out by or as if by the roots.
has uprooted
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present perfectof uproot (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Fish has uprooted these songs from their original context without planting them in a solid new one.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
It's as international aid organisations warn of a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, where the conflict has uprooted many children from their homes and they've been forced into labour.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2021
Citing the delta-driven surge, Paramount has uprooted from the season, booting “Top Gun: Maverick” to next year.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
The spread of fighting to the Afar and Amhara regions has uprooted at least 300,000 more people and more than 1.7 million in those two regions now need food aid, the world body says.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2021
His brow is high and strong, his head is entirely bald; thought has uprooted its last hair.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
