[uhp-root, -roo
t] 
| 1. | to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles. |
| 2. | to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment: The industrial revolution uprooted large segments of the rural population. |
| 3. | to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots: The conquerors uprooted many of the native traditions. |
| 4. | to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life: to uproot a people. |
| 5. | to become uprooted. |
| up·root (ŭp-rōōt', -rŏŏt') tr.v. up·root·ed, up·root·ing, up·roots
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