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
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Words With Friends®10 points
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Triple word24 points
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Starts & ends withU … T
Syllablesup · root
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