uproot
uproot /əˈpruːt/
verb
-
(
)
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
-
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
-
Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
(
eradicate
, exterminate
, root out
, uproot
, extirpate
)
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