uproot

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'arracher quelque chose avec ses racines, ou, au sens figuré, pour déplacer quelqu'un de son environnement ou de sa situation habituelle.

A verb used to indicate the act of pulling something out by the roots, or metaphorically, to remove someone from a familiar environment or situation.

1. Pull out by the rootsB2formal

   To remove a plant from the ground by pulling up its roots.

   déraciner

   • The storm uprooted several large trees in the park.
   • Gardeners carefully uprooted the weeds from the flowerbed.
   • They had to uproot the old bushes to make space for new ones.

   Synonymesderacinateextirpategrub uppull uproot out

   Antonymesplantroot

2. Displace or relocate forciblyB2formal

   To force someone to leave their home or native environment and move to a new, often unfamiliar, place.

   déraciner (sens figuré)

   • The war uprooted thousands of families from their villages.
   • Economic hardship uprooted many people from rural areas to cities.
   • They were uprooted from their homeland and sent to a foreign country.

   Synonymesbanishderacinatedisplaceevictexileexpeloustrelocate

3. Eradicate or destroy completelyC1formal

   To remove or eliminate something entirely, as if pulling it out from its foundation.

   Éradiquer ou détruire complètement

   • The new policy aims to uproot corruption from the system.
   • They worked tirelessly to uproot all traces of the old regime.
   • It took years to uproot the deeply ingrained prejudice in the community.

   Synonymesannihilatederacinateeliminateeradicateexterminateextirpateobliterateroot out

   Antonymescreateestablishfoundinstituteplantroot