unrooting
Extracting from ground
Unrooting is the act of pulling something up by the roots, either literally or figuratively.
You might spend an afternoon unrooting weeds from a garden bed.
The word also describes displacing people or dismantling established systems: The regime set about unrooting opposition movements.
Uprooting is far more common in everyday speech.
Discovering something hidden
- excavationAct of unearthing
- extractionAct of removing
- diggingRemoving earth below
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
pulling · prying · detaching · removing · eradicating · weeding · clearing · deforestation
Uprooting from origins
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- dislodgementRemoval from position
- evictionForced departure from rental
- exileBanishment from homeland
banishment · deportation · expulsion · dispossession · relocation · resettlement · diaspora · refugees
Releasing from confinement
- releaseTo let go
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- unchainingRemoving restraining links
breaking free · unfettering · extricating · disentangling · detaching · disengaging · letting go · shedding
Causing loss of stability
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
upheaval · overthrow · rebellion · insurrection · coup · overturning · dismantling · toppling
unearthing
Discovering something hidden
- excavationAct of unearthing
- extractionAct of removing
- diggingRemoving earth below
dredging · pulling · prying · detaching · removing · eradicating · weeding · clearing · deforestation · felling
deracination
Uprooting from origins
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- dislodgementRemoval from position
- evictionForced departure from rental
exile · banishment · deportation · expulsion · dispossession · relocation · resettlement · diaspora · refugees · emigration
freeing
Releasing from confinement
- releaseTo let go
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
breaking free · unchaining · unfettering · extricating · disentangling · detaching · disengaging · letting go · shedding · unbinding
destabilization
Causing loss of stability
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
chaos · upheaval · overthrow · rebellion · insurrection · coup · overturning · dismantling · toppling · undermining
unrootingplanting
Placing seeds in earth
rooting · sowing · transplanting · embedding · potting
unrootinganchoring
Fastening securely to position
rooting · grounding · fixing · embedding · entrenching
unrootingrooting
Actively cheering someone on
settling · establishing · integrating · assimilating · nesting
root, rooted, uproot, rooting, rootless, uprooting, uprooted, uproots, unroots