uproot

  • 21uproot — v. a. Eradicate, extirpate, pull up by the roots, tear up by the roots …

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  • 22uproot — verb (T) 1 to pull a plant and its roots out of the ground 2 to make someone leave their home for a new place, especially when this is difficult or upsetting: My father was in the army, so every two years we were uprooted and moved again …

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  • 23uproot — v 1. extirpate, unroot, pull out by the roots, pull up, pluck up, root out, outroot, deracinate; pull out, draw out, tear out, take out, extract; excise, cut, cut out; unearth, excavate, dig up or out, grub up or out, weed out. 2. destroy,… …

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  • 24uproot — [ʌpˈruːt] verb [T] 1) to force someone to leave the place where they live 2) to pull a whole tree or plant from the ground …

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  • 25uproot — up•root [[t]ʌpˈrut, ˈrʊt[/t]] v. t. 1) to pull out by or as if by the roots 2) to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots 3) to displace or remove violently, as from a home, country, customs, or way of life 4) to become uprooted •… …

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  • 26uproot — /ʌpˈrut / (say up rooht) verb (t) 1. to root up; tear up by or as if by the roots. 2. to eradicate; remove utterly. 3. to remove (people) from their native environment; displace. {up + root1} –uprooter, noun …

  • 27uproot —    Ula a, hula a, hehu, hulā, peu, āka a; kula a (rare) …

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  • 28uproot — v.tr. 1 pull (a plant etc.) up from the ground. 2 displace (a person) from an accustomed location. 3 eradicate, destroy. Derivatives: uprooter n …

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  • 29uproot a settlement — evacuate residents from a residential area and move them to a new location …

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  • 30Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education — CURE Logo Founder(s) Harsh Agarwal, Varun Aggarwal, Mohit Garg, Rajiv Ram …

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