Definition of uproot

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  • uproot is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • uproot is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • uproot is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of uproot

  • destroy completely, as if down to the roots (verb)

    Examples

    1. the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted

    Synonyms

    1. eradicate
    2. exterminate
    3. extirpate
    4. root out
  • pull up by or as if by the roots (verb)

    Examples

    1. uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

    Synonyms

    1. deracinate
    2. extirpate
    3. root out
  • move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment (verb)

    Examples

    1. The war uprooted many people

    Synonyms

    1. deracinate

See definition of uproot in Merriam Webster