unroot

[ uhn-root, -root ]

verb (used with object)

1. to uproot.

verb (used without object)

1. to become unrooted.

unroot

/ ʌnˈruːt /

verb

1. tr a less common word for uproot

Word History and Origins

Origin of unroot¹

First recorded in 1400–50, unroot is from the late Middle English word unrooten. See un- ², root ¹

Example Sentences

You will find it less easy to unroot faults than to choke them by gaining virtues.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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