uproot

4 definitions • 3 examples

to pull a plant including its roots out of the ground:

Hundreds of mature trees were uprooted in the storm.

to remove a person from their home or usual environment:

The war has uprooted nearly two thirds of the country's population.

to pull a plant including its roots out of the ground

to remove someone from his or her home or usual surroundings:

He had been with the team six years and didn't wish to uproot his family to play in a different city.