uproot meaning

uproot as a verb

1. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
   • The war uprooted many people

   Synonyms: deracinate

   Type of: displace

2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots
   • the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
   • root out corruption

   Synonyms: eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate

   Type of: destroy

   Related forms: uprooter

3. pull up by or as if by the roots
   • uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

   Synonyms: extirpate, deracinate, root out

   Type of: move

   Kinds: stub

uproot in a sentence

• The tree had been uprooted by a typhoon the day before.
• The windstorm blew away roofs and uprooted many trees.
• The white poplar was uprooted.
• Powerful winds on Earth can uproot trees, toss over cars, and destroy houses.
• You can see a lot of uprooted trees in the street.

How to pronounce uproot

uproot is pronounced /əˈprut/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with uproot

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• acute
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• cute
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• brute
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• route
• dilute
• refute
• repute
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• mute
• flute
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• astute
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