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Definition of uproot : To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.

Synonyms:

extract, decimate, remove, pull up, wipe out, deracinate, rub out, carry off, exterminate, stamp out, excavate, extirpate, displace, obliterate, blot out, destroy, kill, eradicate, root out, annihilate, expel, clear, rip up, make an end of, liquidate, tear up by the roots, abolish, eliminate, erase, kill off, extinguish, do away with, snuff out, put an end to, help, banish, weed out, make, overthrow

Usage examples:

• " Consider me, a hardy late- summer plant forced to uproot and transplant myself to a soil which may not in the least agree with me. - "A Woman Named Smith", Marie Conway Oemler.
• Sweet, wisdomless Charity, sowing the seed Which it seeks to uproot, of dependence and need. - "Three Women", Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
• She could not uproot, all at once, such a deep love. - "Where Deep Seas Moan", E. Gallienne-Robin.