verb
- to pull up or remove from the roots; to uproot
- to remove or destroy the foundation or basis of something
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The storm disroots trees throughout the forest.
- Heavy winds disroots the old oak from the hillside.
- The gardener disroots the weeds before planting vegetables.
- The revolution disroots centuries of tradition.
- Erosion gradually disroots the cliff-side vegetation.
- The policy disroots the established customs of the community.