uproot — to pull a plant and its roots out of the ground
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to pull a plant and its roots out of the ground
Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌpˈruːt/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother refuses to uproot herself from the house where she raised seven children.
- The new CEO promised to uproot the company's outdated practices, starting with the mandatory morning exercises.
- The hurricane was so powerful it could uproot a 100-year-old tree as easily as pulling a carrot from soft soil.
uproot
VERB[/ʌpˈruːt/]
to pull a plant and its roots out of the ground
Pulling plant with roots completely out
The new recruit must uproot the fruit!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word combines Old English 'up' (upward) and 'root' (the underground part of a plant), originally referring to the literal act of pulling a plant out of the ground. The meaning later extended metaphorically to denote complete removal or elimination of something from its established place.
Breakdown
up- (upward, away) + root (the base of a plant; from Old English rot, related to Proto-Germanic wrot-). The compound originally described extracting plants by their roots, later generalized to mean thorough eradication or displacement.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother refuses to uproot herself from the house where she raised seven children.”
“The new CEO promised to uproot the company's outdated practices, starting with the mandatory morning exercises.”
“The hurricane was so powerful it could uproot a 100-year-old tree as easily as pulling a carrot from soft soil.”
“When my cat discovered the garden, she managed to uproot my prize-winning roses while chasing a butterfly.”
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