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uproot
[uhp-root, -root]
verb (used with object)
to pull out by or as if by the roots: root.
The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment.
The industrial revolution uprooted large segments of the rural population.
to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots: root.
The conquerors uprooted many of the Native traditions.
Synonyms: , , ,to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life.
to uproot a people.
verb (used without object)
to become uprooted.
uproot
/ ʌˈː /
verb
to pull up by or as if by the roots
to displace (a person or persons) from native or habitual surroundings
to remove or destroy utterly
Other 51Թ Forms
- uprootedness noun
- uprooter noun
- ܱˈǴdzٱԱ noun
- ܱˈǴdzٱ noun
Example Sentences
Lawyers representing federal employees whose careers and families have been uprooted cite anecdotal evidence of disparate impact, a key ingredient in many successful civil rights claims.
Zia Shaked, 11, who said her favorite activity was reading, had spent the morning with her mother stuffing five bags full of the weeds that had been uprooted by her younger brother and cousin.
A former New Yorker uprooted to the countryside, Grace suffers from a postpartum depression that makes her feel like like a dreary wraith.
In the spring of 2022, Williams was uprooted from his solitary world and transferred to a prison in San Diego County.
The tsunami was so strong that it uprooted trees.
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