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root out vs uproot

uproot vs root out

root out and uproot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
root out No No Yes No
uproot No No Yes No
As verbs, root out and uproot are synonyms defined as:
  • root out and uproot: pull up by or as if by the roots
Other synonyms of root out include deracinate, extirpate.
As verbs, root out and uproot are synonyms defined as:
  • root out and uproot: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Other synonyms of root out include eradicate, exterminate, extirpate.
root out (verb) uproot (verb)
pull up by or as if by the roots pull up by or as if by the roots
destroy completely, as if down to the roots destroy completely, as if down to the roots
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
Difference between root out and uproot

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