pluck+up+by+the+roots

  • 11Extraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Forcible egress. < N PARAG:Extraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 extraction extraction Sgm: N 1 extracting extracting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 removal removal elimination extrication eradication evolution …

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  • 12deracinate — 1590s, to pluck up by the roots, from Fr. déraciner, from O.Fr. desraciner uproot, dig out, pull up by the roots, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + racine root, from L.L. radicina, dim. of L. radix (see RADISH (Cf. radish)). Related …

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  • 13destroy — v. a. 1. Demolish, overturn, overthrow, subvert, raze, ruin, throw down, pull down, break up, sap the foundations of. 2. Annihilate, quench, take away, put an end to, bring to nought. 3. Waste, ravage, desolate, devastate, devour, lay waste, make …

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  • 14Deracinate — De*rac i*nate (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[i^]ng).] [F. d[ e]raciner; pref. d[ e] (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed… …

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  • 15Deracinated — Deracinate De*rac i*nate (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[i^]ng).] [F. d[ e]raciner; pref. d[ e] (L. dis) + racine root, fr.… …

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  • 16Deracinating — Deracinate De*rac i*nate (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[i^]ng).] [F. d[ e]raciner; pref. d[ e] (L. dis) + racine root, fr.… …

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  • 17Eradicate — E*rad i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eradicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eradicating}.] [L. eradicatus, p. p. of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See {Radical}.] 1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated.… …

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  • 18Eradicated — Eradicate E*rad i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eradicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eradicating}.] [L. eradicatus, p. p. of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See {Radical}.] 1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree… …

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  • 19Eradicating — Eradicate E*rad i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eradicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eradicating}.] [L. eradicatus, p. p. of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See {Radical}.] 1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree… …

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  • 20Plucked — Pluck Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks …

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