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uproot verb [ ʌpˈruːt ]

• pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground.
• "the elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees"
Similar: pull up, root out, take out, rip out/up, tear up by the roots, grub out/up, deracinate,
Opposite: plant,
• move (someone) from their home or a familiar location.
• "my father travelled constantly and uprooted his family several times"


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