Associations to the word «Uprooting»
Noun
- Mph
- Hundred
- Shelby
- Villager
- Peasant
- Torah
- Brush
- Giant
- Countryside
- Pole
- Typhoon
- Surge
- Million
- Grape
- Lightning
- Pig
- Rainfall
- Slavery
- Earth
- Path
- Chimney
- Shed
- Shrub
- Ground
- Telephone
- Foe
- Fury
- Rushing
- Moss
- Dig
- Ox
- Pile
- Corruption
- Instinct
- Gale
- Scar
- Tent
- Elephant
- Mound
- Fruit
- Belonging
- Grave
- Dug
- Resident
- Ta
- Buddha
- Rain
- Boiling
- Garden
- Prohibition
- Muslim
- Wrong
- Drift
- Sea
Adjective
Wiktionary
UPROOT, verb. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
UPROOT, verb. (by extension) To remove utterly; to eradicate.
Dictionary definition
UPROOT, verb. Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people".
UPROOT, verb. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption".
UPROOT, verb. Pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden".
Wise words
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