Synonyms for uproot
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhp-root, -root |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt |
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Définition of uproot
Origin :- 1590s (implied in uprooted), in the figurative sense, from up + root. The literal sense is first recorded 1690s. Related: Uprooted; uprooting.
- verb destroy; rip out of a place
- This should not discourage the grower or cause him to uproot his trees.
- Extract from : « Walnut Growing in Oregon » by Various
- Grunty Pig meant to uproot the apple tree where they had their nest.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Grunty Pig » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- How long do you think it will take Grunty Pig to uproot our tree?
- Extract from : « The Tale of Grunty Pig » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Or, to be on the safe side, I'll say he could uproot your tree in ninety-nine summers.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Grunty Pig » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- His whole object is to check those actions and uproot that apathy.
- Extract from : « Hilaire Belloc » by C. Creighton Mandell
- One digs, with a spade, a ditch deep enough to uproot an oak.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Pool » by George Sand
- The liberties of all time are fixed to a reed that a wind may uproot.
- Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- Go over the border plants and uproot all grass that has secured a foothold there.
- Extract from : « Amateur Gardencraft » by Eben E. Rexford
- Since something is bound to grow, plant a virtue where you uproot a vice.
- Extract from : « The Lumberjack Sky Pilot » by Thomas D. Whittles
- I will uproot that detestable race of seducers and blondins!
- Extract from : « The Empress Josephine » by Louise Muhlbach
Antonyms for uproot
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