What is the meaning of uproot?

verb

  • Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment.
    • usage: "The war uprooted many people"
  • Destroy completely, as if down to the roots.
    • usage: "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
  • Pull up by or as if by the roots.
    • usage: "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
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APAWordNet. (2010). uproot. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/uproot/definitions/1318485
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "uproot" http://smartdefine.org/uproot/definitions/1318485 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, uproot, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/uproot/definitions/1318485>.
MLAWordNet. "uproot" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/uproot/definitions/1318485>
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