Uproot - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌʌpˈruːt|
Brit.
|ʌpˈruːt|
verb
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment (syn: deracinate)
The war uprooted many people
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots (syn: eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out)the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
- pull up by or as if by the roots (syn: deracinate, extirpate, root out)uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
Extra examples
Many trees were uprooted by the storm.
Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice?
Taking the job would mean uprooting my family.
They were uprooted from their homes.
He rejected the idea of uprooting himself and moving to America.
The war uprooted many people
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: uproot
he/she/it: uproots
present participle: uprooting
past tense: uprooted
past participle: uprooted
I/you/we/they: uproot
he/she/it: uproots
present participle: uprooting
past tense: uprooted
past participle: uprooted
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