Uproot \Up*root"\, v. t. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.
Trees uprooted left their place. --Dryden.
At his command the uprooted hills retired. --Milton.
He plays Coach Lubbock, who loses his job at Dewey High School on "Growing Pains" and is forced to uproot his large family and take a new job at an all-boys prep school in a small town.
But it will have to uproot deeply entrenched interests if it is to achieve the desirable objective of removing barriers between member states' markets for electricity and gas. In few areas do state monopolies maintain such dominance as energy.
But the legacy of the property recession will have a lasting impact on companies which are considering a relocation. The fall in property costs over the past three years has relieved some companies of pressure to uproot from their existing locations.
Tony, meanwhile, has promised not to uproot any more flamingos.
Many cities have yet to confront the issue, and this spring the American Planning Association sponsored a seminar on strategies to uproot pornographic districts.
But there are others _ brokers, big investors, mutual funds, listed companies among them _ who are determined to uproot the practice, saying it caters to privilege and in doing so destroys public confidence.
Mr. Pickens, 38, says he would have to uproot his family from Wheeling to find a new job.
A surprising number of Gwinnett residents are getting their extended families to uproot and join them.
The parents must decide whether to uproot Danny one more time.
But so far neither small nor large growers have shown any inclination to uproot their trees - in spite of the Dollars 1,500 to Dollars 1,800 per ha that has been mentioned as a possible incentive.