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uproot

/ʌpˈɹuːt/

Meanings
  • verb

    to remove a tree or plant from the ground

    - "He uprooted the old oak tree in his backyard."
    - "The farmers used dynamite to uproot the large trees blocking their fields."

Pronunciation
  1. /ʌpˈɹuːt/



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Synonyms

deracinate , disroot , benothing
Rhymes
Words rhyming with uproot
root , shoot , moot , boot , scoot , mooted , suit , foot , booted , booted up , tooted , footed , shooted , rooted out , uprooted and replanted
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. uproot () : to remove a tree or plant from the ground

  2. uproot (Scots) : to lift or carry off, especially with force

  3. uproot (Yiddish) : to remove or pull out with force


Variants
List of all variants of uproot that leads to same result
uproot , uprooted , uprootedness , uprootednesses , uprooter , uprooters , uprooting , uproots
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'uproten', from 'up' meaning 'up' and 'roten' meaning 'to root'.


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