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uproot definition

up·root (up ro̵̅o̅t′)

transitive verb

  1. to tear up by the roots
  2. to destroy or remove utterly; eradicate
  3. to remove or force from home or native land

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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