1. the act of pulling or digging up plants by the roots
2. the act of forcing someone to leave their home or familiar environment

1. present participle of uproot: pulling or digging up by the roots
2. present participle of uproot: forcing to leave home or familiar surroundings

Examples

• The storm was uprooting trees throughout the neighborhood.
• Uprooting weeds requires getting the entire root system.
• The war resulted in the uprooting of thousands of families.
• She found the uprooting from her childhood home very difficult.
• The gardener spent the morning uprooting old shrubs.
• Economic changes are uprooting traditional ways of life.
• The uprooting of the old oak tree took several hours.