Lexic.us

Definition of Uproot

1. Verb. Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment. "The war uprooted many people"

2. Verb. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. "Root out corruption"

3. Verb. Pull up by or as if by the roots. "Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

Definition of Uproot

1. v. t. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.

2. v. t. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.

Definition of Uproot

1. Verb. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate. ¹

2. Verb. (by extension) To remove utterly; to eradicate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Uproot

1. to pull up by the roots [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Uproot

uprist uprists upriver uprivers uproar uproared uproaring uproarious uproariously uproariousness

uproars uproll uprolled uprolling uprolls uproot (current term) uprootal uprootals uprooted uprootedness

uprootednesses uprooter uprooters uprooting uprootings uproots uprose uprouse uproused uprouses

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