uproot

8 points English 6 letters Uncommon Commonness #34,081 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

verb

move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

/ʌpɹˈuːt/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

pull up by or as if by the roots

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

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