disroot

English

Etymology

dis- + root

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪsˈɹuːt/

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, archaic) To uproot (tear up from the roots).
    • 1774, Oliver Goldsmith, History of the Earth and Animated Nature:
      A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations.

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