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unroot

[ uhn-root, -root ]
/ ʌnˈrut, -ˈrʊt /
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verb (used with object)
to uproot.
verb (used without object)
to become unrooted.
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Origin of unroot

First recorded in 1400–50, unroot is from the late Middle English word unrooten.See un-2, root1

Words nearby unroot

unrivalled, unrobe, unroll, unromantic, unroof, unroot, unround, unrounded, unrove, unroven, UNRRA
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Words related to unroot

abolish, annihilate, eliminate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, stamp out, uproot, weed out, wipe out, abate, demolish, deracinate, efface, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, off, purge

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British Dictionary definitions for unroot

unroot
/ (ʌnˈruːt) /
verb
(tr) mainly US a less common word for uproot
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