- 1[transitive] uproot something to pull a tree, plant, etc. out of the ground The storms uprooted a number of large trees.
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] to leave a place where you have lived for a long time; to make someone do this We decided to uproot and head for Florida. uproot yourself/somebody If I accept the job, it will mean uprooting my family and moving to Hong Kong.
uproot
verbNAmE//ˌʌpˈrut//, NAmE//ˌʌpˈrʊt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they uproot he / she / it uproots
past simple uprooted
-ing form uprooting
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