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Uproot
Pronunciation : Up*root"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. Trees uprooted left their place. Dryden. At his command the uprooted hills retired. Milton.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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