uproot
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(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment. Synonyms: deracinate. Example: "The war uprooted many people."
Verb Definition 1
(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots. Synonyms: eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate. Example: "The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption."
Verb Definition 2