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TOEFL BNC: 13714 COCA: 18870

uproot

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
uproot /ˌʌpˈruːt/ verb
uproots; uprooted; uprooting
uproot
/ˌʌpˈruːt/
verb
uproots; uprooted; uprooting
Learner's definition of UPROOT
[+ object]
: to pull (a plant and its root) completely out of the ground将…连根拔起
: to remove (something) completely根除
: to make (someone) leave home and move to a different place使离开家园;使迁移别地
TOEFL BNC: 13714 COCA: 18870

uproot

verb

uprooted; uprooting; uproots

transitive verb

1
: to remove as if by pulling up
2
: to pull up by the roots
3
: to displace from a country or traditional habitat
uprootedness noun
uprooter noun
Choose the Right Synonym for uproot

exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something.

exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals.

exterminate cockroaches

extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation.

many species have been extirpated from the area

eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself.

a campaign to eradicate illiteracy

uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction.

the war uprooted thousands

Example Sentences

Many trees were uprooted by the storm. Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice? Taking the job would mean uprooting my family.
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of uproot was circa 1620
TOEFL BNC: 13714 COCA: 18870

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