Uproot (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"; "root out corruption".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 3
Pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.