Verb > Uproot

Verb > Uproot

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1 : to pull (a plant and its root) completely out of the ground

uproot a vine

Many trees were uprooted by the storm.

2 : to remove (something) completely

Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice?

3 : to make (someone) leave home and move to a different place

families uprooted by war

Taking the job would mean uprooting my family.