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uproot

/əp'rut/

Synonyms of uproot Antonyms of uproot Examples of uproot Usage of uproot Parts of uproot Definition that contains uproot Words sounding like uproot Explanation of uproot

verb
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
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"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

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eradicate exterminate extirpate root out

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destroy destruct
verb
pull up by or as if by the roots
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"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

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deracinate extirpate root out

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displace move
verb
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
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"The war uprooted many people"

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deracinate

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displace

Antonyms of uproot

stay stand still