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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024up•root /ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to pull out by or as if by the roots:The wind uprooted the trees.
- to displace or remove (people) violently, such as from a home, country, customs, or way of life.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024up•root (up ro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to pull out by or as if by the roots:The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
- to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment:The industrial revolution uprooted large segments of the rural population.
- to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots:The conquerors uprooted many of the native traditions.
- to displace, as from a home or country;
tear away, as from customs or a way of life:to uproot a people.
v.i. - to become uprooted.
up•root′ed•ness, n. up•root′er, n. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . extirpate, banish, eliminate, remove.
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