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destroy vs uproot

uproot vs destroy

destroy and uproot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
uproot No No Yes No
As verbs, uproot is a hyponym of destroy; that is, uproot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • uproot: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, end, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, demolish, pulverise, pulverize, demolish, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (verb) uproot (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly pull up by or as if by the roots
destroy completely; damage irreparably destroy completely, as if down to the roots
put (an animal) to death move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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