uproot

uproot
transitive verb
[her]ausreißen; [Sturm:] entwurzeln

uproot somebody — jemanden aus der gewohnten Umgebung herausreißen

people were uprooted by the war — die Menschen wurden durch den Krieg entwurzelt

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verb
(to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots: I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.) ausreißen
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up·root
[ʌpˈru:t]
vt
1. (extract from ground)
to \uproot a plant eine Pflanze herausreißen
to \uproot a tree einen Baum entwurzeln
2. (remove from one's home)
to \uproot sb jdn aus der gewohnten Umgebung herausreißen
to \uproot oneself seine Heimat verlassen
his family was \uprooted by the war seine Familie wurde durch den Krieg entwurzelt
3. (fig: eradicate)
to \uproot sth etw ausmerzen [o ausrotten] fig
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[ʌp'ruːt]
vt
plant entwurzeln; (fig = eradicate) evil ausmerzen

uprooted by the war — durch den Krieg entwurzelt

he uprooted his whole family (from their home) and moved to New York — er riss seine Familie aus ihrer gewohnten Umgebung und zog nach New York

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uproot v/t
1. (mit den Wurzeln) ausreißen, einen Baum etc entwurzeln (auch fig)
2. fig herausreißen (from aus)
3. fig ausmerzen, ausrotten
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transitive verb
[her]ausreißen; [Sturm:] entwurzeln

uproot somebody — jemanden aus der gewohnten Umgebung herausreißen

people were uprooted by the war — die Menschen wurden durch den Krieg entwurzelt

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v.
entwurzeln v.

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