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uprooting

UK
/ʌpˈruːtɪŋ/
US
/ʌpˈrutɪŋ/

Translations

uprootingnoun
uprootings
pl
The uprooting of the old oak tree left a large hole in the garden.
L'arrachage du vieux chêne a laissé un grand trou dans le jardin.
déracinementSe dit surtout du déplacement forcé de personnes ou de populations.
The war led to the uprooting of thousands of families from their villages.
La guerre a entraîné le déracinement de milliers de familles de leurs villages.
Additional translations
éradicationSens figuré, pour l'élimination complète d'un mal, d'un fléau ou d'une pratique.
Synonyms
extraction
upheaval
eradication
displacement
removal
Antonyms
rooting
planting
uprootinggerund / present participle
UK
/ʌpˈruːtɪŋ/
US
/ʌpˈrutɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe tools, processes, or actions that remove plants or displace people.
déracinantEmploi adjectival, surtout dans un contexte technique ou descriptif.
He used a special uprooting machine to clear the field.
Il a utilisé une machine déracinante spéciale pour dégager le champ.
uprootverb

uprooting

Gerund

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.
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.
The new policy aims to uproot corruption from the organization.
La nouvelle politique vise à éradiquer la corruption de l'organisation.
Synonyms
eradicate
remove
exterminate
displace
pull up
extract
upend
Antonyms
embed
plant
root

Definitions

uprootingnoun
The act of pulling a plant, tree, or other vegetation out of the ground, including its roots.
The uprooting of the old oak tree left a large hole in the garden.
The act of removing or displacing someone from their home or familiar environment, often forcibly.
The war led to the uprooting of thousands of families from their villages.
The process of eliminating or eradicating something completely, often used in a metaphorical sense.
The new policy focused on the uprooting of corruption within the organization.
uprootinggerund / present participle
Relating to or designed for pulling plants (or people) from their place of origin or residence.
He used a special uprooting machine to clear the field.
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.
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