uproot
Phonetic
US /ˌʌpˈruːt/UK /ˌʌpˈruːt/
Translations
VERBTo tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up., To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate., To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly., Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere)., Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout.
NOUNThe act of uprooting something.
Variants
- uproots: Third Person Singular, Plural
- uprooting: Present Participle
- uprooted: Past Participle, Past Tense
Examples
Conservatives in Florida have moved to uproot/ˌʌpˈruːt/ liberal “indoctrination/ɪnˌdɑːktrɪˈneɪʃn/” in higher education by removing classes like Sociology from core requirements.
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as to uproot them
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