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to uproot
01
to remove something, such as a plant or tree, by pulling it completely out of the ground
Examples
They uprooted the old tree to make space for a new playground.
02
to forcibly remove people from their homeland and relocate them to a foreign environment
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
uproot
3rd person singular
uproots
Present participle
uprooting
Past simple
uprooted
Past participle
uprooted
Examples
The war uprooted thousands of families.
03
to completely destroy
Examples
The flood uprooted the town's infrastructure.
Lexical Tree
uproot
root
