Uproot
Verb
1.
uproot
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"
deracinate
,
displace
place
- assign to (a job or a home)
2.
uproot
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"
extirpate
,
eradicate
,
exterminate
destroy
,
destruct
- do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
3.
uproot
- pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
root out
,
deracinate
,
extirpate
move
,
displace
- cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
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