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uproot - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'uproot' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uproot [ v. t.]
- To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.

Meaning of 'uproot' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uproot [ v]
Meaning (1):
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Example in sentence:
  • root out corruption;
  • the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
Meaning (2):
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
Example in sentence:
  • The war uprooted many people
Meaning (3):
- pull up by or as if by the roots
Example in sentence:
  • uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

Nearby Words:

upraise uprear upridged upright uprighteously uprightly uprightness uprise uprising uprist

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