Definition of "uproot" []

• To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground. (verb-transitive)
• To destroy or remove completely; eradicate. (verb-transitive)
• To force to leave an accustomed or native location. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "President Sam Nujoma to "uproot" homosexuality from Namibia, calling it a "foreign and corrupt ideology"."
• "The official said Sunday the special units will operate in four provinces believed to house senior al-Qaida leaders in a bid to "uproot" terrorism from Yemen."
• "The Yemeni official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the plan with reporters, said his country is setting up the localized anti-terrorism units to engage al-Qaida operatives in their own strongholds and "uproot" terrorism from"