uproot
/əp'rut/
verb
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Destroy completely, as if down to the roots.
“the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
2
Pull up by or as if by the roots.
“uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
3
Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment.
“The war uprooted many people”
WORD FORMS
Related formuprooter
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinuprootway
Starts & ends withU … T
Syllablesup · root
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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