uproot

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːt

Verb

uproot (third-person singular simple present uproots, present participle uprooting, simple past and past participle uprooted)

1. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
2. (by extension) To remove utterly; to eradicate.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:destroy

Translations

extirpate — see extirpate

eradicate — see eradicate

Derived terms

• uprootal

Anagrams

• root up