uprooted

UK
/ʌpˈruːtɪd/
US
/ʌpˈrutɪd/

Translations

uprootedadjective
more uprooted
Comp.
most uprooted
Super.
UK
/ʌpˈruːtɪd/
US
/ʌpˈrutɪd/
déracinéAu figuré : privé de ses repères, arraché à son milieu d’origine.
After the war, many families found themselves uprooted and had to start anew in foreign lands.
Après la guerre, de nombreuses familles se sont retrouvées déracinées et ont dû repartir à zéro sur des terres étrangères.
déracinéSens botanique : arraché du sol.
The storm left the garden in disarray, with several uprooted trees lying across the lawn.
La tempête a mis le jardin sens dessus dessous, avec plusieurs arbres déracinés couchés sur la pelouse.
uprootednoun
uprooted
pl
UK
/ʌpˈruːtɪd/
US
/ʌpˈrutɪd/
Used (often with the definite article) to denote people displaced from their homes.
déracinéS’emploie surtout au pluriel pour désigner des personnes déplacées ou exilées.
Relief organizations sent supplies to help the uprooted after the floods.
Les organisations humanitaires ont envoyé des vivres pour aider les déracinés après les inondations.
uprootverb

uprooted

Past Simple

uprooted
Past Simple
uprooted
Past Participle
uprooting
Gerund
UK
/ʌpˈruːt/
US
/ʌpˈrut/
The gardener decided to uproot the old tree to make space for new plants.
Le jardinier a décidé de déraciner le vieil arbre pour faire de la place aux nouvelles plantes.
The new policy aims to uproot corruption from the organization.
La nouvelle politique vise à éradiquer la corruption de l'organisation.
déracinerAu figuré, pour une personne ou une famille déplacée de son milieu habituel.
The war forced many families to uproot and seek refuge in neighboring countries.
La guerre a déraciné de nombreuses familles et les a forcées à chercher refuge dans les pays voisins.

Definitions

uprootedadjective
Removed from a familiar location or environment, often causing a sense of dislocation or instability.
After the war, many families found themselves uprooted and had to start anew in foreign lands.
Having been pulled out of the ground, typically referring to plants or trees.
The storm left the garden in disarray, with several uprooted trees lying across the lawn.
uprootednoun
People who have been forced to leave their homes or homeland; displaced persons.
Relief organizations sent supplies to help the uprooted after the floods.
uprootverb
To pull a plant, especially a tree or shrub, out of the ground.
The gardener decided to uproot the old tree to make space for new plants.
To remove or destroy completely; eradicate.
The new policy aims to uproot corruption from the organization.
To displace someone from their home or usual environment.
The war forced many families to uproot and seek refuge in neighboring countries.