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uproot
verb
Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
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ʌpˈɹuːt
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verb
Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
“The war uprooted many people”
verb
Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
“The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
verb
Pull up by or as if by the roots
“Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
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The war uprooted many people
The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
Root out corruption
Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
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