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uproot
/ʌpˈɹuːt/
verb
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
(by extension) To remove from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
To destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
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