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What does uproot mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word uproot? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
  2. (by extension) To remove utterly; to eradicate.
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It is important to uproot and desiccate these weeds thoroughly, because burying them in the loose dry soil is not very effective.
Anchors and anchor chains cause serious damage to reef corals and will uproot sea grasses.
Identify and uproot irrational beliefs that lead you to place unrealistic demands on yourself.
War, as profitable as it can be, is just one highly revealing token of how an implicit axiology grounded in money cannot but uproot life.
We could make settlements safer by changing cropping patterns but it's impractical to ask farmers to uproot their sugarcane and tea bushes.
The storm's winds were strong enough to uproot trees and to knock people off their feet.

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