unplant
Take from soil
To unplant is to remove something that has been planted, typically a growing thing from the ground.
The term applies literally to digging up flowers, shrubs, or trees, often for transplanting elsewhere: We had to unplant the rosebushes before the construction crew arrived.
It can extend figuratively to removing or uprooting anything that has been deliberately established or embedded: The new administration sought to unplant policies that had taken root over decades.
Remove from the ground
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- pullForce toward oneself
- dig upUncover from underground
- weedUninvited plant
thin · clear · remove · displace · dislodge · extricate · yank · pluck
Reverse a prior action
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- returnGo back again
- reclaimTake back possession
- rewildRestore natural ecosystem
revert · reset · backtrack · reverse · counteract · negate · rollback · disestablish
Develop again after loss
- reseedPlant a second time
- reforestReplant trees in cleared areas
- revegetateRestore vegetation to land
- rehabilitateReturn to good condition
rewild · regenerate · reestablish · repopulate · reintroduce · recover · renew · reclaim
Large-scale woodland elimination
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
defoliant · ecocide · desertification · strip · raze · devastate · clearance
uproot
Remove from the ground
weed · thin · clear · remove · displace · dislodge · extricate · yank · pluck · rip out
undo
Reverse a prior action
rewild · revert · reset · backtrack · reverse · counteract · negate · rollback · disestablish · dismantle
regrow
Develop again after loss
- reseedPlant a second time
- reforestReplant trees in cleared areas
- revegetateRestore vegetation to land
rehabilitate · rewild · regenerate · reestablish · repopulate · reintroduce · recover · renew · reclaim · revitalize
deforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
herbicide · defoliant · ecocide · desertification · strip · raze · devastate · clearance
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
- hoeWeeding and tilling implement
gloves · beds · rows · soil · mulch · compost · fork · dibber · kneeler · wheelbarrow
plant, plants, planted, planting, planter, planters, plantation, plantations, replant