Uproot Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Uproot

Meaning 1 : destroy completely, as if down to the roots

    Example : the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted

    Synonyms : eradicate,  exterminate,  extirpate,  root out
Meaning 2 : pull up by or as if by the roots

    Example : uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

    Synonyms : deracinate,  extirpate,  root out
Meaning 3 : move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

    Example : The war uprooted many people

    Synonyms : deracinate