Uproot
verb
To pull out by the roots.
We had to uproot the old tree to make space for the new garden.
Often appears as...
- uproot a tree
- uproot plants
verb
To move somebody from their home or usual surroundings.
The war uprooted many families, forcing them to find new places to live.
Often appears as...
- uproot families
- uproot oneself
verb
To completely get rid of.
The new management is seeking to uproot the old ways of doing things.
Often appears as...
- uproot corruption
- uproot prejudice
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To pull out by the roots.
We had to uproot the old tree to make space for the new garden.
Often appears as...
- uproot a tree
- uproot plants
verb
To move somebody from their home or usual surroundings.
The war uprooted many families, forcing them to find new places to live.
Often appears as...
- uproot families
- uproot oneself
verb
To completely get rid of.
The new management is seeking to uproot the old ways of doing things.
Often appears as...
- uproot corruption
- uproot prejudice
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Implies strong effort or force used in removing something.
The gardener had to uproot stubborn weeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Removal
Highlights the removal of the entire object, leaving nothing behind.
They decided to uproot the dead bush, including its roots.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe thorough change.
The new policy will uproot old procedures.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Implies strong effort or force used in removing something.
The gardener had to uproot stubborn weeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Removal
Highlights the removal of the entire object, leaving nothing behind.
They decided to uproot the dead bush, including its roots.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe thorough change.
The new policy will uproot old procedures.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Implies strong effort or force used in removing something.
The gardener had to uproot stubborn weeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Removal
Highlights the removal of the entire object, leaving nothing behind.
They decided to uproot the dead bush, including its roots.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe thorough change.
The new policy will uproot old procedures.
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The Next Generation's...
a drug cartel they were like who are you where are you coming from where are you going to you know and there are there guns flashing it in front of us rachel was in trouble marijuana is illegal in nigeria and so is farming in protected forests rachel is the project director for a forest conservation group and sometimes comes to uproot farms like this one
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How to make hard choices...
In a hard choice, one alternative is better in some ways, the other alternative is better in other ways, and neither is better than the other overall. You agonize over whether to stay in your current job in the city or uproot your life for more challenging work in the country, because staying is better in some ways,
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Enduring the Journey to...
out with other humans so being very very far away from civilization is scary to loneliness of being uprooted not only from your world but from everything anyone who you're truly close to is probably a terrible thing there are a
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Why are sloths so slow?...
and that was small compared to megatherium, which could reach six metric tons, as much as an elephant. They ambled through the forests and savannas using their strong arms and sharp claws to uproot plants and climb trees,
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Anne-Marie Slaughter:...
in Washington, or maybe uprooting my sons from their school and my husband from his work and asking them to join me. But deep down, I knew that the right decision was to go home, even if I didn't fully recognize the woman
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Our immigration...
the world's leading carbon emitters -- have to the millions of people already uprooted by global warming? And third, we need to ask questions about equality. Global inequality is a wrenching, intensifying problem.
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Coral Gardening PIPE South...
despite all this real estate many corals end up clustered together crowded out they will eventually die so the gardener's uproot them creating more space for some and giving the uprooted ones a fresh start
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How women wage conflict...
The odds were massively stacked against them. But they had a secret a 15-year-old girl who courageously jumped in front of a bulldozer which was about to uproot an olive tree, stopping it.
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3 ways to uproot a...
Human beings are not born corrupt. At some point, these behaviors are fostered by a culture that promotes individual gain over collective progress. So if we're going to uproot corruption,
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Let’s Help Refugees...
and leave them unskilled and uneducated, and delay by years the return to peace and prosperity in their countries. I believe how we treat the uprooted
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The Next Generation's...
a drug cartel they were like who are you where are you coming from where are you going to you know and there are there guns flashing it in front of us rachel was in trouble marijuana is illegal in nigeria and so is farming in protected forests rachel is the project director for a forest conservation group and sometimes comes to uproot farms like this one
Video examples
How to make hard choices...
In a hard choice, one alternative is better in some ways, the other alternative is better in other ways, and neither is better than the other overall. You agonize over whether to stay in your current job in the city or uproot your life for more challenging work in the country, because staying is better in some ways,
Video examples
Enduring the Journey to...
out with other humans so being very very far away from civilization is scary to loneliness of being uprooted not only from your world but from everything anyone who you're truly close to is probably a terrible thing there are a
Video examples
Why are sloths so slow?...
and that was small compared to megatherium, which could reach six metric tons, as much as an elephant. They ambled through the forests and savannas using their strong arms and sharp claws to uproot plants and climb trees,
Video examples
Anne-Marie Slaughter:...
in Washington, or maybe uprooting my sons from their school and my husband from his work and asking them to join me. But deep down, I knew that the right decision was to go home, even if I didn't fully recognize the woman
Video examples
Our immigration...
the world's leading carbon emitters -- have to the millions of people already uprooted by global warming? And third, we need to ask questions about equality. Global inequality is a wrenching, intensifying problem.
Video examples
Coral Gardening PIPE South...
despite all this real estate many corals end up clustered together crowded out they will eventually die so the gardener's uproot them creating more space for some and giving the uprooted ones a fresh start
Video examples
How women wage conflict...
The odds were massively stacked against them. But they had a secret a 15-year-old girl who courageously jumped in front of a bulldozer which was about to uproot an olive tree, stopping it.
Video examples
3 ways to uproot a...
Human beings are not born corrupt. At some point, these behaviors are fostered by a culture that promotes individual gain over collective progress. So if we're going to uproot corruption,
Video examples
Let’s Help Refugees...
and leave them unskilled and uneducated, and delay by years the return to peace and prosperity in their countries. I believe how we treat the uprooted
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Quote examples
Iain McGilchrist
British Writer
Being uprooted from your own culture, provided you take with you the way of thinking and being that characterises the more integrated social culture from which you come, is not as disruptive to happiness and well-being as becoming part of a relatively fragmented culture.
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Norman Lamm
American Educator
I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in advance what will be done with them. This was a political and human error in which the government functioned poorly.
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Carrie-Anne Moss
Canadian Actress
When I work, obviously the material is the first and most important thing. Then the director and who I'll be working with. And then the location comes into it. Where is it shooting? Because I have a family that has to uproot to do that with me.
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Emma Thompson
English Actress
I understand what it's like to come with your family, and to uproot yourself and come to another culture. You need a lot of support. People say, 'She's got her daughter; she's got her husband.' Yeah, but she hasn't got anyone else.
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Ramana Maharshi
Indian Philosopher
Doubts never end. If one doubt is removed, another takes its place. It is like removing the leaves of a tree one by one. Even if all the leaves are clipped off, new ones grow. The tree itself must be uprooted.
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Kasper Schmeichel
Danish Footballer
It is a very common thing that players do, to live away from their clubs. You have families and if they are settled somewhere, I don't see any reason they should uproot everything just for you.
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Jo Brand
British Comedian
It's actually very hard when you're settled in one place to completely uproot yourself and go.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
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Mohammad bin Salman
Saudi Arabian Royalty
We can uproot the Al Houthis and Saleh in a matter of days.
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Roland Freisler
German Politician
The beet must be uprooted.
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Iain McGilchrist
British Writer
Being uprooted from your own culture, provided you take with you the way of thinking and being that characterises the more integrated social culture from which you come, is not as disruptive to happiness and well-being as becoming part of a relatively fragmented culture.
Quote examples
Norman Lamm
American Educator
I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in advance what will be done with them. This was a political and human error in which the government functioned poorly.
Quote examples
Carrie-Anne Moss
Canadian Actress
When I work, obviously the material is the first and most important thing. Then the director and who I'll be working with. And then the location comes into it. Where is it shooting? Because I have a family that has to uproot to do that with me.
Quote examples
Emma Thompson
English Actress
I understand what it's like to come with your family, and to uproot yourself and come to another culture. You need a lot of support. People say, 'She's got her daughter; she's got her husband.' Yeah, but she hasn't got anyone else.
Quote examples
Ramana Maharshi
Indian Philosopher
Doubts never end. If one doubt is removed, another takes its place. It is like removing the leaves of a tree one by one. Even if all the leaves are clipped off, new ones grow. The tree itself must be uprooted.
Quote examples
Kasper Schmeichel
Danish Footballer
It is a very common thing that players do, to live away from their clubs. You have families and if they are settled somewhere, I don't see any reason they should uproot everything just for you.
Quote examples
Jo Brand
British Comedian
It's actually very hard when you're settled in one place to completely uproot yourself and go.
Quote examples
Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
Quote examples
Mohammad bin Salman
Saudi Arabian Royalty
We can uproot the Al Houthis and Saleh in a matter of days.
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Roland Freisler
German Politician
The beet must be uprooted.
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