Uproot

verb

/ʌpˈɹuːt/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.

2.verb(by extension) To remove from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.

3.verbTo destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.

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