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uproot

Speech parts

1. uproot - Noun

2. uproot - Verb

Meaning

To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden Source: Internet

The war uprooted many people Source: Internet

the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted Source: Internet

root out corruption Source: Internet

As a matter of fact, the BJP is working hard to uproot the drug menace in the state,” the minister said and added that Yediyurappa was personally monitoring the case. Source: Internet

"Even though he did not have a clear blueprint of the Cuba he wanted to create, Castro dreamed of a sweeping revolution that would uproot his country's oppressive socioeconomic structure and of a Cuba that would be free of the United States". Source: Internet

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