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uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /
VERB
destroy; rip out of a place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilate demolish displace eradicate exterminate overthrow overturn wipe out
STRONG
abate abolish deracinate eliminate excavate exile extirpate extract move remove weed
WEAK
blot out dig up do away with pull up root out tear up weed out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bear build create fix help
STRONG
ratify remain stay welcome
WEAK
plant settle sow

Example Sentences

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To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

As women water vegetables and uproot weeds in a rural corner of north-eastern Nigeria, men in uniform stand guard nearby holding huge rifles.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

The move will mean Trismik’s team of one Brit, one Italian and one Finn will have to uproot their lives in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

“Mr. Branitt, please uproot this... this stringy weed.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.