Synonyms of uproot

Verb

1. uproot, deracinate, displace

usage: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

2. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate, destroy, destruct

usage: destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

3. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out, move, displace

usage: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

Definition and meaning of uproot (Dictionary)