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单词 uproot
释义 uproot
I. \| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: up (I) + root, n.
transitive verb
1. : to pull up by or as if by the roots
 < uprooted the vine — V.L.Parrington >
 < one signal light tower was uprooted when struck by the flying truck — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >
2. : to remove as if by pulling up the roots : eradicate, destroy
 < all vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich >
 < the vulgarity of his age … is what he has violently uprooted from his own being — Albert Dasnoy >
3. : to displace from a country or traditional habitat : tear away from established cultural patterns and values
 < millions of people were uprooted by the war >
 < automation would uproot millions of laborers — John Lear >
intransitive verb
: to change one's place of residence and way of life
 < he's nearly 60, and that's awfully old to uproot and leave everything and everyone you know — Nevil Shute >
Synonyms: see exterminate
II. transitive verb
Etymology: up (I) + root (to dig up)
: to dig up with the snout
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