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uproot

/əˈprut/ /ʌˈpruːt/
  1. 1 kökünden sökmek, söküp atmak
  2. 2 yerinden yurdundan etmek, (kurulu düzeninden) koparmak

Definition (English)

  1. To pull something up by the roots.
  2. To make someone leave the place where that person has lived for a long time.

Example Sentences

  1. The storm managed to uproot several large trees in the park.
    Fırtına parktaki birkaç büyük ağacı kökünden söktü.
  2. We uprooted all the weeds before planting the new flowers.
    Yeni çiçekleri dikmeden önce bütün yabani otları kökünden söktük.
  3. They had to uproot their lives and move to a new country.
    Kurulu düzenlerini bırakıp yeni bir ülkeye taşınmak zorunda kaldılar.
  4. War can uproot entire populations.
    Savaş koca toplulukları yerinden yurdundan edebilir.

Verb Forms Regular

Base uproot
/əˈprut/
Past uprooted
/əˈprutɪd/
Participle uprooted
/əˈprutɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eduproot → uprooted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. uprooted /əˈprutɪd/

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Collocations

uproot a treeuproot weedsuproot a familyuproot yourself