uproot
Pull from soil
To uproot is to pull something up by the roots—a plant, a tree, a weed.
The word extends naturally to displacing people from where they've settled: War uprooted millions from their homes.
You can also uproot abstractions like traditions or corruption, suggesting removal at the deepest level.
The noun is uprootedness.
Destroy completely, utterly
- eliminateRemove completely
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- abolishOfficially end a practice
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
wipe out · stamp out · tear out · destroy · remove · clear · extract · extirpate
Remove from proper position
- evictRemove from property legally
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- upheaveLift forcibly upward
- dislodgeForce from position
remove · dispossess · deracinate · oust · banish · exile · deport · extradite
Person fleeing danger abroad
- emigrateLeave for another country
- immigrateMove to another country
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
resettle · displaced · flee · deportee · exile · nomad · settler · evacuee
Cause unease or anxiety
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
- disorientCause mental confusion
- disturbInterrupt or trouble
displace · untether · disconnect · loss · grief · nostalgia · homesickness · identity
Forcible removal from power
- toppleCause to fall
- overturnReverse or invalidate
- subvertSecretly weaken authority
- dismantleSeparate into parts
coup · rebellion · uprising · insurrection · reform · radical change · regime change · transformation
eradicate
Destroy completely, utterly
- eliminateRemove completely
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- abolishOfficially end a practice
annihilate · wipe out · stamp out · tear out · destroy · remove · clear · extract · extirpate · purge
displace
Remove from proper position
dislodge · remove · dispossess · deracinate · oust · banish · exile · deport · extradite · resettle
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- emigrateLeave for another country
- immigrateMove to another country
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
expatriate · resettle · displaced · flee · deportee · exile · nomad · settler · evacuee · homesteader
unsettle
Cause unease or anxiety
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
- disorientCause mental confusion
disturb · displace · untether · disconnect · loss · grief · nostalgia · homesickness · identity · belonging
overthrow
Forcible removal from power
dismantle · coup · rebellion · uprising · insurrection · reform · radical change · regime change · transformation · upheaval
transplant
Move tissue between bodies
bulb · rhizome · tuber · rootstock · nursery · spade · trowel · soil · compost · container
- movingmoving, moving truck, move out, move in, movers
- root outflush out, ferret out, smoke out, weed out, eradicate
- relocationrelocation, transfer, relocate, resettle, move
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
- dislodgeremove, shift, budge, loosen, detach
uprootplant
Botanical organism
replant · sow · transplant · root · embed
uprootsettle
Reach final terms
put down roots · resettle · establish · take root · settle down
uprooting, uprooted, uproots, uprootings, uprooters, uprootable