uproot
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʌpˈɹuːt/
uproot (uproots, present participle uprooting; past and past participle uprooted) (transitive)
- To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
- (by extension) To remove from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
- (figurative) To destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
- Synonyms: benothing
- (to root up) deracinate
- See also Thesaurus:destroy
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