uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
(verb) pull up by or as if by the roots; “uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate
(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots; “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”; “root out corruption”
uproot, deracinate
(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; “The war uprooted many people”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uproot (third-person singular simple present uproots, present participle uprooting, simple past and past participle uprooted) (transitive)
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
(by extension) To remove from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
(figurative) To destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
Synonym: benothing
• (to root up): deracinate, disroot
• See also destroy
• root up
Source: Wiktionary
Up*root", v. t.
Definition: To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. Trees uprooted left their place. Dryden. At his command the uprooted hills retired. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.