uprooted
adjective C2- Having been fully removed, including the roots.
- Having been removed from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
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A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream.
Dantès redoubled his efforts; he seemed like one of the ancient Titans, who uprooted the mountains to hurl against the father of the gods.
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