uproot



uproot someone from

some place Fig. to cause someone to move from a well-established home or setting. You should not uproot people from the land in which they were born. I just couldn't uproot myself from my home.
See also: uproot

uproot something from some place

to take up a plant or tree, roots and all. Wally uprooted the bush from the backyard and replanted it on the other side of the house. Who uprooted a rosebush from my garden?
See also: place, uproot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
YuliaYOO-lee-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Francene[fræn'si:n]
Shafiq-Arabic
Mahalath-Biblical
Hilaire-French
Idris (2)-Welsh