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Meanings of uproot in English

Portuguese
exterminar
Catalan
exterminar
Spanish
exterminar

To destroy completely leaving no trace.

      exterminar
      Usage of uproot in English
      1
      You cannot uproot all of my work without tearing down every building.
      Mentats of Dune
      2
      This is home to Liz, and I don't want to uproot her.
      Fine things
      3
      Man is like a plant which perishes when the storms uproot it.
      The Aspirations of Jean Servien
      4
      He would uproot the forest trees and tear the roofs from the houses.
      Story Hour Readers — Book Three
      5
      They did not uproot one type of civilisation in order to plant another.
      Against Home Rule (1912) / The Case for the Union
      6
      But Jesus said, No, because in so doing they might uproot the wheat.
      Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
      7
      He glanced at the friends and found the strength to uproot his feet.
      Dead air
      8
      You can easily uproot that tree and get all the nuts you want.
      Umboo, the Elephant
      9
      Why invaders should uproot such innocent adorners of the earth is a mystery.
      Memories of Hawthorne
      10
      Do not uproot me, but carry me away still rooted in my soil.
      Armageddon's Children
      11
      It would be like pulling a tooth to uproot from it.
      Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish.
      12
      This should not discourage the grower or cause him to uproot his trees.
      Walnut Growing in Oregon
      13
      Grunty Pig meant to uproot the apple tree where they had their nest.
      The Tale of Grunty Pig / Slumber-Town Tales
      14
      Now it is Haman who desires to uproot the whole vine.
      The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
      15
      If he did, he would have to uproot the Faith of a lifetime.
      All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War
      16
      To uproot these senseless and monstrous practices was indeed most difficult.
      Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ...
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