Word "UPROOT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Synonyms:
eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out
Examples:
the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
pull up by or as if by the roots
Synonyms:
deracinate, extirpate, root out
Examples:
uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
Synonyms:
deracinate
Examples:
The war uprooted many people

Crossword Clues for UPROOT

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Clue Source Date
Displace unceremoniously The Times Concise 10 Apr 2024
Displace LA Times Daily 07 Apr 2024
Yank from the ground USA Today 18 Feb 2024
Remove weeds
Pull weeds
weed-removal verb
Eradicate (6) Puzzler 23 Dec 2023
Displace from one's home
Displace from one’s home Wall Street Journal 11 Dec 2023
Move people forcibly from their homeland to a new location (6)
Pull from the ground, as carrots
Displace The Telegraph Quick 23 Jul 2023
Prepare to repot Universal 03 Nov 2022
Eradicate The Telegraph Quick 07 Aug 2022
Pull from the ground USA Today 31 Jul 2022
Displace Wall Street Journal 30 Jun 2022
Get out of bed? The Washington Post Sunday 15 May 2022
Eradicate The Times Concise 23 Apr 2022
Pull out of the ground The Times Concise 18 Apr 2022
Remove from a homeland to a foreign environment Irish Times Simplex 07 Apr 2022
Pull out of this place in a manner of speaking Irish Times Crosaire 14 Jan 2022
Get out of bed? The Washington Post Sunday 09 Jan 2022
Yank from the soil LA Times Daily 15 Dec 2021
Displace universal expert on Holy Writ The Times Cryptic 07 Oct 2021
Pull from the soil USA Today 20 Aug 2021
Pull from the ground Newsday 13 Jun 2021
Pull out of the ground The Telegraph Quick 09 Mar 2021
Force to move Wall Street Journal 27 Jan 2021
Pull out of the ground Universal 10 Oct 2020
Pull out of this place, in a manner of speaking Irish Times Crosaire 16 May 2020
Forcibly remove our top model Irish Times Crosaire 30 Apr 2020
Remove posh jumper during exercise The Telegraph Toughie 12 Dec 2019
Pull from the ground Universal 07 Oct 2019
Remove reason for being inside out, maybe
Forcibly remove The Telegraph Quick 23 Feb 2019
Move out of bed, put on small jumper and start to tidy The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Feb 2019
Pull from the ground
Pull out of the ground The Times Concise 22 Nov 2018
Remove from a homeland to a foreign environment Irish Times Simplex 22 Oct 2018
Weed wrenched out? In favour of digging in
Yank from the ground USA Today 30 Sep 2018
Forcibly remove guard for nothing in middle of duty The Telegraph Toughie 28 Sep 2018
Completely remove our pot that's broken
Pull out of the ground, as a plant or tree
Yank from the ground
Eradicate, or put round about
Remove forcibly from a homeland to a foreign environment Irish Times Simplex 30 Jan 2017
Displace
Pull out of the ground
Displace from native surroundings The Guardian Speedy 31 Jul 2016
Remove from soil The Telegraph Quick 01 Jun 2016
Harvest, perhaps New York Times 21 Apr 2016
Yank out of the ground Universal 21 Apr 2016
Pull from the ground New York Times 08 Mar 2016
Displace Thomas Joseph 21 Oct 2015
Dislocate
Displace
Yank from the soil
Forcibly expel
Force to move from home
Forcibly expel
Pull from the ground
Pull out
Dislocate
Displace
Pull from the ground
Tear away
Displace
Displace
Pluck out
Pull out
Pull from the ground
Dislodge
Remove forcefully
Yank from the ground
Pull from the ground
Force to move from home
Force to move from home
Dislodge
Yank from the soil
Yank from the soil
Force to leave
Pull out
Move forcibly
Yank from the ground
Force to leave
Displace
Remove violently
Tear out
Dislodge
Extirpate
Extirpate
Dislocate
Harvest carrots
Eradicate
Destroy
Eradicate.
Tear out.
Pluck out
Extirpate.
Tear out, as a plant
Transplant
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