uproot
verb /ˌʌpˈruːt/
/ˌʌpˈruːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they uproot | /ˌʌpˈruːt/ /ˌʌpˈruːt/ |
| he / she / it uproots | /ˌʌpˈruːts/ /ˌʌpˈruːts/ |
| past simple uprooted | /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ |
| past participle uprooted | /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ |
| -ing form uprooting | /ˌʌpˈruːtɪŋ/ /ˌʌpˈruːtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] uproot something to pull a tree, plant, etc. out of the ground
- The storms uprooted a number of large trees.
- [intransitive, transitive] to leave a place where you have lived for a long time; to make somebody do this
- We decided to uproot and head for Scotland.
- uproot yourself/somebody If I accept the job, it will mean uprooting my family and moving to Italy.