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uproot
verb(up-root)
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out,
Examples:
The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted.
uproot
verb(up-root)
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.
uproot
verb(up-root)
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
Synonyms: deracinate,
Examples:
The war uprooted many people.

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