pull+up+by+the+roots
91e|rad|i|cate — «ih RAD uh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to get rid of entirely; destroy completely; extirpate: »Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries. SYNONYM(S): eliminate …
92up|root´|er — up|root «uhp ROOT, RUT», transitive verb. 1. to tear or pull up by the roots: »The storm uprooted many trees. 2. Figurative. to tear away, remove, or displace completely: »Famine uprooted many families in Ireland during the 1840 s. –up|root´|er,… …
93up|root — «uhp ROOT, RUT», transitive verb. 1. to tear or pull up by the roots: »The storm uprooted many trees. 2. Figurative. to tear away, remove, or displace completely: »Famine uprooted many families in Ireland during the 1840 s. –up|root´|er, noun …
94eradicate — eradicant /i rad i keuhnt/, adj., n. eradication, n. eradicative, adj. eradicator, n. /i rad i kayt /, v.t., eradicated, eradicating. 1. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world. 2. to erase by rubbing… …
95obliterate — I verb abolere, abolish, annihilate, annul, blot out, bring to nothing, cancel, conceal, consume, cover, cover up, defeat, delere, delete, demolish, deracinate, desolate, destroy, devastate, devour, disintegrate, dispel, dissipate, dissolve,… …
96uproot — transitive verb Date: circa 1620 1. to remove as if by pulling up 2. to pull up by the roots 3. to displace from a country or traditional habitat Synonyms: see exterminate • uprootedness noun • uprooter noun …
97deracinate — deracination, n. /di ras euh nayt /, v.t., deracinated, deracinating. 1. to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate. 2. to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment. [1590 1600; < F déracin(er)… …
98root up — verb To dig or pull up by the roots; to deracinate. Syn: uproot, deracinate, eradicate …
99eradicate — verb /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/ a) To pull up by the roots; to uproot. b) To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate …
100extirpate — verb /ˈɛkstɜːpeɪt,ˈɛkstɝːpeɪt/ a) To pull up by the roots; uproot. b) To destroy completely; to annihilate. Syn: extricate, uproot, deracinate, annihilate …
