uproot Definition

1. To displace (a person or people) from their usual surroundings or home.

Example: Many Bosnians were uprooted by the war
Thesaurus: displace, exile, disorient, cast adrift.
2. To pull (a plant) out of the ground completely, with the root attached.

Thesaurus: rip out, remove, extract.
3. To eradicate or destroy something completely.

Thesaurus: exterminate, eliminate, eradicate, destroy, extirpate.
4. To move away from a usual location or home.

Example: uprooted and moved to the country