disroot

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/dɪsˈɹuːt/

verb

To uproot (tear up from the roots).

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Meanings

verbdisroot (third-person singular simple present disroots, present participle disrooting, simple past and past participle disrooted)

present singular third person disroots · participle present disrooting · participle past disrooted · past disrooted

  1. archaictransitiveTo uproot (tear up from the roots).

    A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations.

    1774, Oliver Goldsmith, History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
uproot

Origin

From dis- + root.

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APA

disroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disroot

MLA

“disroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disroot.

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