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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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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

Most are followed by restorations, social consciousness being harder to uproot than political structures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

By the time it struck Jamaica, the storm had reached Category 5 strength, with gusts fierce enough to tear roofs from concrete homes, uproot trees and snap power poles.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

This depends on whether you've lost everything in your fire or need to uproot for a period of time while your home undergoes the restoration or partial rebuild period.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

She therefore decided to uproot the family and relocate to Godric’s Hollow, the village that was later to gain fame as the scene of Harry Potter’s strange escape from You-Know-Who.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling