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uproot(dictionary)

uproot(1) (iou)



uproot verb1 trans. L16.
[from UP- + ROOT verb1.]
Remove (an immaterial thing) forcibly, eradicate, exterminate; displace (a person) from an accustomed location or home. L16.
Daily News A system of tipping had prevailed..which he would endeavour to uproot. Daily Telegraph She uprooted the family from Kent..and went to farthest Pembrokeshire.
Tear (a tree or plant) up by the roots; remove from a fixed position. M17.
J. Morse Storms and hurricanes uproot trees. Athenaeum In the chancel..rests the uprooted headstone of Dr. Thoroton.
verb intrans. Move away from one's accustomed location or home. M20.
uprootal noun = uprooting M19.
uprootedness noun the state of being uprooted E20.
uprooter noun E19.
uprooting verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this: L18.