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    uproot

    uproot - Dictionary definition and meaning for word uproot

    Definition
    (verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
    Synonyms : deracinate
    Example Sentence
    • The war uprooted many people
    Definition
    (verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots
    Example Sentence
    • the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
    • root out corruption
    Definition
    (verb) pull up by or as if by the roots
    Synonyms : deracinate , extirpate , root out
    Example Sentence
    • uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
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