"uproot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌʌpˈɹuːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌpˈɹut/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uproot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: uproots [plural]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: PIE word *wréh₂ds From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb). Root is derived from root (“underground part of a plant”, noun), from Middle English rote, from Old English rōt, rōte, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*wréh₂ds}} *wréh₂ds, {{PIE word|en|wréh₂ds}} PIE word *wréh₂ds, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|up|root|pos1=prefix indicating a higher direction or position|pos2=verb|t2=to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate}} up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{m|en||Root}} Root, {{m|en|root|pos=n|t=underground part of a plant}} root (“underground part of a plant”, noun), {{inh|en|enm|rote}} Middle English rote, {{inh|en|ang|rōt}} Old English rōt, {{m|ang|rōte}} rōte, {{der|en|non|rót}} Old Norse rót, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wrōts}} Proto-Germanic *wrōts, {{der|en|ine-pro|*wréh₂ds|t=root}} Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} uproot (plural uproots)
  1. The act of uprooting something.
    Sense id: en-uproot-en-noun--CBZiYvM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌpˈɹuːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌpˈɹut/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uproot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: uproots [present, singular, third-person], uprooting [participle, present], uprooted [participle, past], uprooted [past]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: PIE word *wréh₂ds From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb). Root is derived from root (“underground part of a plant”, noun), from Middle English rote, from Old English rōt, rōte, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*wréh₂ds}} *wréh₂ds, {{PIE word|en|wréh₂ds}} PIE word *wréh₂ds, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|up|root|pos1=prefix indicating a higher direction or position|pos2=verb|t2=to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate}} up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{m|en||Root}} Root, {{m|en|root|pos=n|t=underground part of a plant}} root (“underground part of a plant”, noun), {{inh|en|enm|rote}} Middle English rote, {{inh|en|ang|rōt}} Old English rōt, {{m|ang|rōte}} rōte, {{der|en|non|rót}} Old Norse rót, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wrōts}} Proto-Germanic *wrōts, {{der|en|ine-pro|*wréh₂ds|t=root}} Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} uproot (third-person singular simple present uproots, present participle uprooting, simple past and past participle uprooted)
  1. (transitive)
    To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
    Tags: transitive Synonyms: deracinate, disroot, grub up, outroot, rout, unroot Translations (to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots): উঘাল (ughal) (Assamese), উভাল (ubhal) (Assamese), изкоренявам (izkorenjavam) (Bulgarian), arrencar (Catalan), extirpar (Catalan), juurima (Estonian), juuria (Finnish), arrancar (Galician), arrigar (Galician), arrincar (Galician), עָקַר ('aqár) (Hebrew), שֵׁרַשׁ (shirrésh) (Hebrew), ērādīcō (Latin), о́ткорне (ótkorne) (Macedonian), иско́рени (iskóreni) (Macedonian), 𑂍𑂥𑂰𑂚𑂩𑂪 (kabāṛal) (Magahi), ranga (Maori), wykorzeniać [imperfective] (Polish), wykorzenić [perfective] (Polish), desraizar [formal] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-uproot-en-verb-RsqX-TNz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 14 11 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 7 30 10 12 18 23 Disambiguation of 'to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots': 93 2 2 3
  2. (transitive)
    (figuratively) To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
    Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms: annihilate, obliterate, destroy
    Sense id: en-uproot-en-verb-SXvit19d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 14 11 28 24
  3. (transitive)
    (figuratively) To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
    Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (to remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance): изтръгвам (iztrǎgvam) (Bulgarian), entwurzeln (German)
    Sense id: en-uproot-en-verb-DomnKlwd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 14 11 28 24 Disambiguation of 'to remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance': 4 8 70 18
  4. (intransitive, reflexive) Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere). Tags: intransitive, reflexive
    Sense id: en-uproot-en-verb-9PbyFhMd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 14 11 28 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uprootal, uprooted [adjective], uprootedness, uprooter, uprooting [noun]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌpˈɹuːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌpˈɹut/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uproot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: uproots [present, singular, third-person], uprooting [participle, present], uprooted [participle, past], uprooted [past]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“of a pig or other animal: to dig or turn up with the snout; to search as if by digging in soil, rummage”, verb). Root is derived from Middle English wroten (“to dig or turn up with the snout; to remove soil, dig up”), from Old English wrōtan (“to dig or turn up with the snout”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig or turn up with the snout”); further etymology uncertain. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|up|root|pos1=prefix indicating a higher direction or position|pos2=verb|t2=of a pig or other animal: to dig or turn up with the snout; to search as if by digging in soil, rummage}} up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“of a pig or other animal: to dig or turn up with the snout; to search as if by digging in soil, rummage”, verb), {{sup|2}} ², {{m|en||Root}} Root, {{inh|en|enm|wroten|t=to dig or turn up with the snout; to remove soil, dig up}} Middle English wroten (“to dig or turn up with the snout; to remove soil, dig up”), {{inh|en|ang|wrōtan|t=to dig or turn up with the snout}} Old English wrōtan (“to dig or turn up with the snout”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wrōtaną|t=to dig or turn up with the snout}} Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig or turn up with the snout”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} uproot (third-person singular simple present uproots, present participle uprooting, simple past and past participle uprooted)
  1. (transitive) Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-uproot-en-verb-UpRgu8-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 14 11 28 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1832, Mrs. S[amuel] C[arter] Hall [i.e., Anna Maria Hall], chapter XIV, in The Buccaneer. A Tale. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […] (late Colburn and Bentley), →OCLC, pages 272–273",
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
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          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
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          "word": "juurima"
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          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "juuria"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "arrancar"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "arrigar"
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "word": "arrincar"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "'aqár",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "עָקַר"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "shirrésh",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "שֵׁרַשׁ"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "ērādīcō"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ótkorne",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "о́ткорне"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "iskóreni",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "иско́рени"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mag",
          "lang": "Magahi",
          "roman": "kabāṛal",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "𑂍𑂥𑂰𑂚𑂩𑂪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
          "word": "ranga"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
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          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
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          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
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          "ref": "1871, “[The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.] The Testament of Asher Concerning Two Faces of Vice and Virtue.”, in Robert Sinker, transl., edited by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and Fragments of the Second and Third Centuries (Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325; XXII), Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, […], →OCLC, page 62",
          "text": "For, having his mind set upon righteousness, and casting away maliciousness, he straightway overthroweth the evil, and uprooteth the sin.",
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        "To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate."
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          "ref": "1921, J[ames] Ramsay MacDonald, “Political Construction”, in Socialism: Critical and Constructive, London, New York, N.Y.: Cassell and Company, →OCLC, page 249",
          "text": "The Anglification of Scotland has been proceeding apace to the damage of its education, its music, its literature, its genius, and the generation that is growing up under this influence is uprooted from its past, and, being deprived of the inspiration of its nationality, is also deprived of its communal sense.",
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          "ref": "1870, “The Ninth Commandment. On Prayer.”, in Charles H[olland] Hoole, transl., The Shepherd of Hermas […], London, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Rivingtons, →OCLC, page 64",
          "text": "See now what doubt is. It is evil, and unwise, and uprooteth many from the faith; yea, though they be very strong.",
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          "word": "outroot"
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        {
          "ref": "1871, “[The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.] The Testament of Asher Concerning Two Faces of Vice and Virtue.”, in Robert Sinker, transl., edited by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and Fragments of the Second and Third Centuries (Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325; XXII), Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, […], →OCLC, page 62",
          "text": "For, having his mind set upon righteousness, and casting away maliciousness, he straightway overthroweth the evil, and uprooteth the sin.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate."
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        [
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          "destroy"
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        [
          "utterly",
          "utterly"
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        [
          "eradicate",
          "eradicate"
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        [
          "exterminate",
          "exterminate"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive)",
        "(figuratively) To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate."
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        {
          "word": "annihilate"
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        {
          "word": "obliterate"
        },
        {
          "word": "destroy"
        }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1921, J[ames] Ramsay MacDonald, “Political Construction”, in Socialism: Critical and Constructive, London, New York, N.Y.: Cassell and Company, →OCLC, page 249",
          "text": "The Anglification of Scotland has been proceeding apace to the damage of its education, its music, its literature, its genius, and the generation that is growing up under this influence is uprooted from its past, and, being deprived of the inspiration of its nationality, is also deprived of its communal sense.",
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        "To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly."
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive)",
        "(figuratively) To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere)."
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        [
          "move away",
          "move away"
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        [
          "environment",
          "environment"
        ],
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          "live",
          "live#Verb"
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        [
          "elsewhere",
          "elsewhere"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, reflexive) Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere)."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "reflexive"
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      "ipa": "/ˌʌpˈɹuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʌpˈɹut/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːt"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "ughal",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "উঘাল"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "ubhal",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "উভাল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izkorenjavam",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "изкоренявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "arrencar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "extirpar"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "juurima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "juuria"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "arrancar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "arrigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "arrincar"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "'aqár",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "עָקַר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shirrésh",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "שֵׁרַשׁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "ērādīcō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ótkorne",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "о́ткорне"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "iskóreni",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "иско́рени"
    },
    {
      "code": "mag",
      "lang": "Magahi",
      "roman": "kabāṛal",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "𑂍𑂥𑂰𑂚𑂩𑂪"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "word": "ranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wykorzeniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wykorzenić"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "desraizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "iztrǎgvam",
      "sense": "to remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance",
      "word": "изтръгвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance",
      "word": "entwurzeln"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uproot"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *wréh₂ds",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms prefixed with up-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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    },
    {
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        "2": "root",
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      "expansion": "root (“underground part of a plant”, noun)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Middle English rote",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "rōt"
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      "expansion": "Old English rōt",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "rōte",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "rót"
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    {
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Alexander Claver, Dutch Commerce and Chinese Merchants in Java, page 174",
          "text": "With the uproot of the Chinese commercial system in the 1890s such a crisis was bound to surface.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʌpˈɹuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʌpˈɹut/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-uːt"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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  ],
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms prefixed with up-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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    "Rhymes:English/uːt",
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        "3": "root",
        "pos1": "prefix indicating a higher direction or position",
        "pos2": "verb",
        "t2": "of a pig or other animal: to dig or turn up with the snout; to search as if by digging in soil, rummage"
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      "args": {
        "1": "2"
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      "name": "sup"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "Root"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "wroten",
        "t": "to dig or turn up with the snout; to remove soil, dig up"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English wroten (“to dig or turn up with the snout; to remove soil, dig up”)",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
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        "t": "to dig or turn up with the snout"
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      "expansion": "Old English wrōtan (“to dig or turn up with the snout”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "t": "to dig or turn up with the snout"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig or turn up with the snout”)",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "form": "uproots",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "uprooting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "uprooted",
      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout."
      ],
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        ],
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          "snout",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "root",
          "root#Verb"
        ],
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          "rout",
          "rout#Verb"
        ]
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        "(transitive) Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʌpˈɹuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʌpˈɹut/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-uːt"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uproot"
}

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