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  1. 1. v. t. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment Source: wordnet
  3. 3. v. destroy completely, as if down to the roots Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. pull up by or as if by the roots Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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
  6. 6. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; toremove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.Trees uprooted left their place. Dryden.At his command the uprooted hills retired. Milton. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:100 v. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment v. destroy completely, as if down to the roots v. pull up by or as if by the roots Source: ecdict

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