uproot uproot /əˈpruːt/

verb

1. () Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment  ( deracinate , uproot )
   move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
    The war uprooted many people
   The war uprooted many people
   
2. Pull up by or as if by the roots  ( deracinate , extirpate , uproot , root out )
   pull up by or as if by the roots
    Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
   uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
   
3. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots  ( eradicate , exterminate , root out , extirpate , uproot )
   destroy completely, as if down to the roots
    The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
   the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
    Root out corruption
   root out corruption