root up

verb

To dig or pull up by the roots.

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root outuprooteradicatederacinate
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Meanings

verbroot up (third-person singular simple present roots up, present participle rooting up, simple past and past participle rooted up)

present singular third person roots up · participle present rooting up · participle past rooted up · past rooted up

  1. To dig or pull up by the roots.

    Synonyms: root out, uproot, eradicate, deracinate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo dig or pull up by the roots.

Similar
root outuprooteradicatederacinate
Also see
eradicateroot out
Cite this entry
APA

root up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20up

MLA

“root up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20up.

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