Hyphenation of uproot

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word uproot? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

up-root

Definitions of uproot:

1.	Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment The war uprooted many people
2.	Destroy completely, as if down to the roots The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted root out corruption
3.	Pull up by or as if by the roots Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

Synonyms of uproot:

verb	displace, deracinate, place
verb	eradicate, extirpate, exterminate, destroy, destruct
verb	extirpate, deracinate, root out, move, displace

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