"root up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: roots up [present, singular, third-person], rooting up [participle, present], rooted up [participle, past], rooted up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} root up (third-person singular simple present roots up, present participle rooting up, simple past and past participle rooted up)
  1. To dig or pull up by the roots; to deracinate. Synonyms: uproot, deracinate, eradicate
    Sense id: en-root_up-en-verb-dRtHusB7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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