What does Uproot mean?
Definitions for Uproot
ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊtup·root
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Princeton's WordNet
uproot, deracinateverb
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
"The war uprooted many people"
uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminateverb
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root outverb
pull up by or as if by the roots
"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
Wiktionary
uprootverb
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
uprootverb
To remove utterly; to eradicate.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Uprootverb
To tear up by the root.
Etymology: up and root.
Orpheus could lead the savage race,
And trees uprooted left their place,
Sequacious of the lyre:
But bright Cecilia rais’d the wonder higher,
When to her organ vocal breath was giv’n,
An angel heard, and straight appear’d,
Mistaking earth for heav’n. Dryden.
ChatGPT
uproot
To uproot generally means to completely remove or eradicate something from its existing location or environment. This could refer to physically pulling out plants from the ground or metaphorically removing individuals, ideas, or systems from their established positions.
Webster Dictionary
Uprootverb
to root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate
Wikidata
Uproot
Uproot is a 2008 mix produced by DJ /rupture. A related compilation album Uproot: The Ingredients was co-released, which features the original recordings used in the mix.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Uproot
up-rōōt′, v.t. to tear up by the roots.—n. Uproot′al, act of uprooting.
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Anagrams for Uproot »
root up
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Uproot in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Uproot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Uproot in a Sentence
Top Iraqi government officials will not be calm unless Top Iraqi government officials uproot the hateful and cowardly terrorism, and it is certain that the will of the Iraqis is beyond their criminality and villainy.
We are professionals, public servants who by vocation and training pursue the policies of the President, regardless of who holds that office or what party they affiliate with, we are people who repeatedly uproot Foreign Service officers lives, who risk -- and sometimes give -- Foreign Service officers lives for this country.
Red means you need to act now because there is an imminent danger to life, winds of 70 mph will uproot trees, which can block roads and crush cars or buildings. They can pick up roof tiles and hurl them around. If you're hit by one of those you will be seriously hurt or killed. Wind that strong will sweep people and vehicles off streets, and topple electricity lines.
We can be sure they will uproot him by hook or by crook, so my best advice for him is 'resign from the speaker's position if you want to prevent further perils for you and your family'.
That is where the entrenchment of hyper-conservatism is real and difficult to uproot.
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