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uproot
What does uproot mean?
uproot (verb): to remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce uproot?
/əˈpɹut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does uproot come from?
From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “uproot” mean?
to include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain
Not quite: that's what encompass means.
to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out
Not quite: that's what protrude means.
to remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly
Right! That's what “uproot” means.
to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will
Not quite: that's what coerce means.
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