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uproot
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uproot \Up*root"\, v. t.
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots;
to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.
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Trees uprooted left their place. --Dryden.
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At his command the uprooted hills retired. --Milton.
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