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DISROOT
Etymology
Verb
disroot (third-person singular simple present disroots, present participle disrooting, simple past and past participle disrooted)
(transitive) To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; to tear from a foundation; to uproot.
Anagrams
• Doritos, toroids
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*root", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrooting.]
Definition: To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot. A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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