verb
- to pull or dig up by the roots; uproot
- to remove from a settled or established position; displace
Usage: less common than ‘uproot’
Usage: figurative use
Examples
- The storm helped unroot several old oak trees.
- Workers had to unroot the stubborn weeds from the garden.
- The family was unrooted by the sudden job transfer.
- Economic changes can unroot entire communities.
- She felt unrooted after moving to a new country.
- The construction project will unroot many native plants.