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obliterate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin oblitteratus, past participle of oblitterare, from ob ob + littera letter Date: 1600 1. a. to remove utterly from recognition or memory b. to remove from existence ; destroy utterly all trace,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
eradicate — I verb abolish, annihilate, annul, black out, blot out, cause to cease, deal destruction, delete, demolish, deracinate, destroy, destroy thoroughly, displace, dispose of, dissolve, do away with, do away with completely, efface, eject, eliminate,… … Law dictionary
root — I. n. 1. Bottom, base, foundation, lower part. 2. Cause, origin, source, occasion, parent. 3. Radical, radix, etymon, primitive word, stem. 4. First ancestor. II. v. n. Take root. III. v. a. 1 … New dictionary of synonyms
uproot — /ʌpˈrut / (say up rooht) verb (t) 1. to root up; tear up by or as if by the roots. 2. to eradicate; remove utterly. 3. to remove (people) from their native environment; displace. {up + root1} –uprooter, noun …
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 — 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 — verb a) To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate. b) To remove utterly; to eradicate … Wiktionary
extirpate — /ˈɛkstɜpeɪt / (say eksterpayt), / stə / (say stuh ) verb (t) (extirpated, extirpating) 1. to remove utterly; destroy totally; exterminate; do away with. 2. to pull up by the roots; root up. {Latin ex(s)tirpātus, past participle, rooted out}… …
root — I. /rut / (say rooht) noun 1. a part of the body of a plant which, typically, develops from the radicle, and grows downwards into the soil, fixing the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 2. a similar organ developed from some other part… …
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