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Meaning of word uproot from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
uproot verb
Meaning : Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment.
Example :
The war uprooted many people.
Synonyms : deracinate
Meaning : Destroy completely, as if down to the roots.
Example :
The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted.
Root out corruption.
Synonyms : eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out
Meaning : Pull up by or as if by the roots.
Example :
Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden.
Synonyms : deracinate, extirpate, root out
