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1 uproot up·root vt
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2 uproot
[ˌʌp'ruːt]verbo transitivo sradicare, estirpare (anche fig.)* * *(to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots: I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.) sradicare, estirpare* * *[ˌʌp'ruːt]verbo transitivo sradicare, estirpare (anche fig.) -
3 (to) uproot
(to) uproot /ʌpˈru:t/v. t.sradicare ( anche fig.): to uproot a plant [a tree], sradicare una pianta [un albero]; Millions of people were uprooted as a result of the war, milioni di persone sono state sradicate dalla loro terra in conseguenza della guerra; to uproot oneself, sradicarsi ( emigrando, ecc.); We must uproot corruption, dobbiamo estirpare la corruzione. -
4 (to) uproot
(to) uproot /ʌpˈru:t/v. t.sradicare ( anche fig.): to uproot a plant [a tree], sradicare una pianta [un albero]; Millions of people were uprooted as a result of the war, milioni di persone sono state sradicate dalla loro terra in conseguenza della guerra; to uproot oneself, sradicarsi ( emigrando, ecc.); We must uproot corruption, dobbiamo estirpare la corruzione. -
5 pull up
1) (stop) [car, athlete] fermarsi2) (regain lost ground) [athlete, pupil] recuperare; pull up [sth.], pull [sth.] upto pull up a chair — avvicinare o prendere una sedia
6) (lift) tirare su7) (reprimand) riprendere, rimproverare* * *((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) fermarsi* * *1. vt + adv1) (raise by pulling) tirar su2) (uproot: weeds) sradicare3) (stop: horse, car) fermare4) (scold) riprendere2. vi + adv(stop) fermarsi* * *1) (stop) [car, athlete] fermarsi2) (regain lost ground) [athlete, pupil] recuperare; pull up [sth.], pull [sth.] upto pull up a chair — avvicinare o prendere una sedia
6) (lift) tirare su7) (reprimand) riprendere, rimproverare
См. также в других словарях:
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. [1913 Webster] Trees uprooted left their place. Dryden. [1913 Webster] At his command the uprooted hills retired. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uproot — index destroy (efface), dislodge, eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, evict, exclude, extirpate … Law dictionary
uproot — 1590s (implied in uprooted), in the figurative sense, from UP (Cf. up) + ROOT (Cf. root). The literal sense is first recorded 1690s. Related: Uprooted; uprooting … Etymology dictionary
uproot — eradicate, deracinate, extirpate, *exterminate, wipe Analogous words: *abolish, extinguish, annihilate, abate: supplant, displace, replace, supersede: subvert, overthrow, *overturn: *destroy, demolish Antonyms: establish: inseminate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
uproot — [v] destroy; rip out of a place abate, abolish, annihilate, blot out, demolish, deracinate, dig up, displace, do away with*, eliminate, eradicate, excavate, exile, exterminate, extirpate, extract, move, overthrow, overturn, pull up, remove, root… … New thesaurus
uproot — ► VERB 1) pull (a plant, tree, etc.) out of the ground. 2) move (someone) from their home or a familiar location … English terms dictionary
uproot — [up ro͞ot′] vt. 1. to tear up by the roots 2. to destroy or remove utterly; eradicate 3. to remove or force from home or native land … English World dictionary
uproot — [[t]ʌpru͟ːt[/t]] uproots, uprooting, uprooted 1) VERB If you uproot yourself or if you are uprooted, you leave, or are made to leave, a place where you have lived for a long time. [V pron refl] ...the trauma of uprooting themselves from their… … English dictionary
uproot — UK [ʌpˈruːt] / US [ʌpˈrut] verb Word forms uproot : present tense I/you/we/they uproot he/she/it uproots present participle uprooting past tense uprooted past participle uprooted 1) [intransitive/transitive] to leave the place where you live and… … English dictionary
uproot — v. (D; tr.) to uproot from (they were uprooted from their homes) * * * [ˌʌp ruːt] (D; tr.) to uproot from (they were uprooted from their homes) … Combinatory dictionary
uproot — uprootedness, n. uprooter, n. /up rooht , root /, v.t. 1. to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles. 2. to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment: The industrial… … Universalium