Uproot — synonyms, definition

1. uproot (Noun)

graft relocate set out transfer transplant

2. uproot (Verb)

burrow delve deracinate detach dig out dig up eradicate excavate exterminate extirpate extract gather graft grub overthrow pick pluck pull relocate remove • • •

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

uproot (Verb) — Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. ex. "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

uproot (Verb) — Pull up by or as if by the roots. ex. "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

destroy destruct displace move spifflicate spiflicate stub