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1 uproot
transitive verb[her]ausreißen; [Sturm:] entwurzelnpeople were uprooted by the war — die Menschen wurden durch den Krieg entwurzelt
* * *(to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots: I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.) ausreißen* * *up·root[ʌpˈru:t]vt1. (extract from ground)to \uproot a plant eine Pflanze herausreißento \uproot a tree einen Baum entwurzeln2. (remove from one's home)▪ to \uproot sb jdn aus der gewohnten Umgebung herausreißen▪ to \uproot oneself seine Heimat verlassenhis family was \uprooted by the war seine Familie wurde durch den Krieg entwurzelt* * *[ʌp'ruːt]vtplant entwurzeln; (fig = eradicate) evil ausmerzenhe uprooted his whole family (from their home) and moved to New York — er riss seine Familie aus ihrer gewohnten Umgebung und zog nach New York
* * *uproot v/t3. fig ausmerzen, ausrotten* * *transitive verb[her]ausreißen; [Sturm:] entwurzeln* * *v.entwurzeln v. -
2 uproot
up·root [ʌpʼru:t] vt1) ( extract from ground)to \uproot a plant eine Pflanze herausreißen;to \uproot a tree einen Baum entwurzeln2) ( remove from one's home)to \uproot sb jdn aus der gewohnten Umgebung herausreißen;to \uproot oneself seine Heimat verlassen;his family was \uprooted by the war seine Familie wurde durch den Krieg entwurzelt;
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