uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction.

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UPROOT definition: to pull out by or as if by the roots: root. See examples of uproot used in a sentence.

uproot verb [T] (REMOVE) to remove someone from his or her home or usual surroundings:

If you uproot yourself or if you are uprooted, you leave, or are made to leave, a place where you have lived for a long time. ...the trauma of uprooting themselves from their homes.

uproot (ʌpˈruːt) vb (tr) 1. to pull up by or as if by the roots 2. to displace (a person or persons) from native or habitual surroundings

Definition of uproot verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you uproot people, you move them from one place to a completely new one. Your parents may need to uproot you if your mom gets a new job all the way across the country. One meaning of the …

UPROOT meaning: 1 : to pull (a plant and its root) completely out of the ground; 2 : to remove (something) completely

to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots: The conquerors uprooted many of the native traditions. to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life: to uproot a …