Dictionary Check: uproot
"uproot" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
verb
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
Example:
"The war uprooted many people"
verb
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Example:
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"
verb
pull up by or as if by the roots
Example:
"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
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