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- pronunciation:
- uhp
rut
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verb |
| inflections: |
uproots, uprooting, uprooted |
| definition 1: |
to pull up or tear out of the ground by the roots.
The storm uprooted many trees.- similar words:
- pluck, rogue, root, unearth, weed
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| definition 2: |
to force to leave a home, native land, or natural environment.
War and famine uprooted the people of that region.- synonyms:
- displace
- similar words:
- dislodge, exile, expel
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| related words: |
pluck |
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