Definitions for uproot
ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊtup·root

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uproot, deracinateverb

   move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

   "The war uprooted many people"

2. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminateverb

   destroy completely, as if down to the roots

   "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

3. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root outverb

   pull up by or as if by the roots

   "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uprootverb

   To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.

2. uprootverb

   To remove utterly; to eradicate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Uprootverb

   To tear up by the root.

   Etymology: up and root.

   Orpheus could lead the savage race,
   And trees uprooted left their place,
   Sequacious of the lyre:
   But bright Cecilia rais’d the wonder higher,
   When to her organ vocal breath was giv’n,
   An angel heard, and straight appear’d,
   Mistaking earth for heav’n. Dryden.

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1. uproot

   To uproot generally means to completely remove or eradicate something from its existing location or environment. This could refer to physically pulling out plants from the ground or metaphorically removing individuals, ideas, or systems from their established positions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uprootverb

   to root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate

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1. Uproot

   Uproot is a 2008 mix produced by DJ /rupture. A related compilation album Uproot: The Ingredients was co-released, which features the original recordings used in the mix.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uproot

   up-rōōt′, v.t. to tear up by the roots.—n. Uproot′al, act of uprooting.

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1. • Displace
   • Move

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1. root up

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of uproot in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of uproot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of uproot in a Sentence

1. The Talmud:

   He who has more learning than goodness is like a tree with many branches and few roots, which the first wind throws down; whilst he whose works are greater than his knowledge is like a tree with many roots and fewer branches, which all the winds of heaven cannot uproot.

2. Fawzi Barhoum:

   We hold President Abbas personally responsible for the aggressive campaign against Hamas in the West Bank, it is part of a dual campaign by the Zionist enemy (Israel) and the Palestinian Authority to uproot Hamas and the resistance.

3. Thein Nyint:

   We can be sure they will uproot him by hook or by crook, so my best advice for him is 'resign from the speaker's position if you want to prevent further perils for you and your family'.

4. Marie Yovanovitch:

   We are professionals, public servants who by vocation and training pursue the policies of the President, regardless of who holds that office or what party they affiliate with, we are people who repeatedly uproot Foreign Service officers lives, who risk -- and sometimes give -- Foreign Service officers lives for this country.

5. Barham Salih:

   Top Iraqi government officials will not be calm unless Top Iraqi government officials uproot the hateful and cowardly terrorism, and it is certain that the will of the Iraqis is beyond their criminality and villainy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=uproot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Uproot
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=uproot
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uproot
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=uproot
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=uproot