uproot
verb
up·root
(ˌ)əp-ˈrüt 
-ˈru̇t
-ˈru̇t
uprooted; uprooting; uproots
1
: to remove as if by pulling up
2
: to pull up by the roots
3
: to displace from a country or traditional habitat
uprootedness
noun
uprooter
noun
Examples of uproot in a Sentence
Many trees were uprooted by the storm.
Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice?
Taking the job would mean uprooting my family.
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During this time, the family uprooted to Florida to be closer to the hospital where Zion was receiving treatment.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Along its path, several healthy trees were snapped, and some were uprooted.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Young Li, grieving the death of his kung fu champ older brother, is yanked out of kung fu school in Beijing (where he’s trained by Chan’s Shifu) by his mother (Ming-Na Wen) and uprooted to New York City.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
Young Li, grieving the death of his kung fu champ older brother, is yanked out of kung fu school in Beijing (where he’s being trained by Chan’s Shifu) by his mother (Ming-Na Wen) and uprooted to New York City.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Along its path, several healthy trees were snapped, and some were uprooted.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Young Li, grieving the death of his kung fu champ older brother, is yanked out of kung fu school in Beijing (where he’s trained by Chan’s Shifu) by his mother (Ming-Na Wen) and uprooted to New York City.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
Young Li, grieving the death of his kung fu champ older brother, is yanked out of kung fu school in Beijing (where he’s being trained by Chan’s Shifu) by his mother (Ming-Na Wen) and uprooted to New York City.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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“Uproot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uproot. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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uproot
verb
up·root
(ˌ)ə-ˈprüt
-ˈpru̇t
-ˈpru̇t
: to remove by or as if by pulling up by the roots
uproot a vine
families uprooted by war
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