to pull out by or as if by the roots

The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.

to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment

The industrial revolution uprooted large segments of the rural population.

to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots

The conquerors uprooted many of the native traditions.

to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life

to uproot a people.

to become uprooted.

verb

plant , settle , sow

verb

abate , abolish , annihilate , blot out , demolish , deracinate , dig up , displace , do away with * , eliminate , eradicate , excavate , exile , exterminate , extirpate , extract , move , overthrow , overturn , pull up , remove , root out , tear up , weed , weed out , wipe out , clear , erase , extinguish , kill , liquidate , obliterate , root , rub out , snuff out , stamp out , destroy , dislocate , transplant