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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 of us can’t simply uproot our life, quit our jobs and move to a carefully curated farmhouse in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

If he had decided to run for the Dallas-area seat, he would have had to resign from Congress, uproot his family and move to Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Deep was targeted by Brook, but held his line to uproot middle stump when Brook aimed the needless sweep.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

What makes them uproot and leave every­thing they’ve known for a great unknown beyond the horizon?

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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