Past tense of uproot

Forms of uproot

Uprooted in a sentence

• In total, more than 70 fell on the line, including around 30 which were uprooted.2025 February 5, “Network News: NR to cut back vegetation on Heart of Wales line”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 23
• The branches eventually rotted off once the tree was uprooted.From the entry rot off
• They uprooted tents and physically pushed the Travellers and their belongings into the street.1986, Sharon Gmelch, Nan: The Life of an Irish Travelling Woman (Biography), →ISBN, page 237. From the entry rahoonery
• Magnus called it “kraken,” the name it bears in Norwegian literature (“krake” means “uprooted tree”).1985, William J. Kelly, “The Kraken Mystery”, in The Explorer, pages 27–31. From the entry krake
• The earth split open into wide fissures and thousands of sink-holes, trees were uprooted and railroad tracks buckled.1998, Richard O'Neill, “Big Trouble in China”, in Natural Disasters, Parragon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18, column 3. From the entry sink-hole

Meaning of uproot

1. verb To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
2. verb To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
3. verb To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.

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Questions about the past tense of uproot

What is the past tense of uproot?

The past tense of uproot is uprooted.

What is the past participle of uproot?

The past participle of uproot is uprooted.

Is uproot a regular or irregular verb?

Uproot is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.