uprooted

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English

Definitions

verb

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.
To destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.

adjective

(of a plant) Having been fully removed, including the roots.
(by extension) Having been removed from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.

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Synonyms

deracinate disroot benothing eradicate extirpate root out exterminate displace pull up ripped displacement homeless lifted forced coercive internally obliged snatched

Associated

snapped downed felled trees roofs tornado inundated blown fences stump tore

Rhymes

convoluted muted reputed rooted constituted diluted executed undiluted routed recruited

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