uproot
/əpɹˈut/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
“The war uprooted many people” - destroy completely, as if down to the roots
“the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted” - pull up by or as if by the roots
“uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
Synonyms for uproot
Words that rhyme with uproot
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