<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.</li><li>to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment: The industrial revolution uprooted large segments of the rural population.</li><li>to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots: The conquerors uprooted many of the Native traditions.</li><li>Synonyms: remove, eliminate, banish, extirpate</li><li>to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life: to uproot a people.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>