uproot

up·root

verb \(ˌ)əp-ˈrüt, -ˈru̇t\

Definition of UPROOT

transitive verb

1

: to remove as if by pulling up

2

: to pull up by the roots

3

: to displace from a country or traditional habitat

— up·root·ed·ness noun

— up·root·er noun

Examples of UPROOT

1. Many trees were uprooted by the storm.
2. Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice?
3. Taking the job would mean uprooting my family.

First Known Use of UPROOT

circa 1620

Related to UPROOT

Synonyms: corkscrew, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), extract, wrest, wring, yank

Related Words: mine, pluck, remove, take (out), withdraw

Near Antonyms: implant, insert, install, instill; cram, jam, ram, stuff, wedge

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Rhymes with UPROOT

afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, webfoot