unroot
unroot verb: to tear up by the roots; to uproot.
Verb
unroot (third-person singular simple present unroots, present participle unrooting, simple past and past participle unrooted)
- To tear up by the roots; to uproot.
- He commences new explorations, more learned and more extensive, and finally, he discovers that the vulgar language of Italy, the one which is illustre, cardinale, &c., exists in all the cities, without belonging exclusively to any of them; it is the mother of idiom, or head of the family, which...1858, Louis Raymond Véricour, The Life and Times of Dante, page 136
Forms of unroot
| third-person singular present | unroots |
|---|---|
| present participle | unrooting |
| past participle | unrooted |
| past | unrooted |
Origin of unroot
From un- + root.
Questions about unroot
- What does unroot mean?
- Unroot means to tear up by the roots; to uproot.
- What part of speech is unroot?
- Unroot is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unroot?
- The past tense of unroot is unrooted.
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