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61eradicate — verb /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/ a) To pull up by the roots; to uproot. b) To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate …
62extirpate — verb /ˈɛkstɜːpeɪt,ˈɛkstɝːpeɪt/ a) To pull up by the roots; uproot. b) To destroy completely; to annihilate. Syn: extricate, uproot, deracinate, annihilate …
63tree — n. woody plant with a trunk 1) to grow; plant a tree 2) to prune, trim a tree 3) to chop down, cut down, fell a tree 4) to uproot a tree (the gale uprooted several trees) 5) a Christmas; shade tree 6) a tree grows 7) in; on a tree (monkeys live… …
64displace — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove] Syn. uproot, dislodge, relocate, dismiss; see dismiss 2 , remove 1 . 2. [To take the place of] Syn. replace, supplant, crowd out; see replace 2 . See Synonym Study at replace . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1.… …
65grub — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A larva] Syn. entozoon, caterpillar, maggot; see worm 1 . 2. [*Food] Syn. victuals, comestibles, eats*, chow*; see food . v. 1. [To dig] Syn. delve, burrow, excavate; see dig 1 . 2. [To clear land] Syn. uproot stumps,… …
66Extraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Forcible egress. < N PARAG:Extraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 extraction extraction Sgm: N 1 extracting extracting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 removal removal elimination extrication eradication evolution …
67root — {{11}}root (n.) underground part of a plant, late O.E. rot, from O.N. rot root, from P.Gmc. *wrot, *vrot (with characteristic loss of w before r ), from PIE *wrd . The Old English cognate was wyrt root, herb, plant (see WORT (Cf. wort)); also… …
68deracinate — [dɪ rasɪneɪt] verb [usu. as adjective deracinated] uproot (someone) from their natural environment, typically with a negative effect. Derivatives deracination noun Origin C16: from Fr. déraciner uproot , from dé (expressing removal) + racine root …
69pull — [pool] vt. [ME pullen < OE pullian, to pluck, snatch with the fingers: ? akin to MLowG pull, a husk, shell] 1. to exert force or influence on so as to cause to move toward or after the source of the force; drag, tug, draw, attract, etc. 2. a)… …
70uprooter — noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to a destroyer of the environment jealousy was his undoer uprooters of gravestones • Syn: ↑destroyer, ↑ruiner, ↑undoer, ↑waster …
