Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Uproot /əp-ro͞ot'/ · Up·root · IPA /ˌʌpˈɹut/ 01 v. t. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. 1. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. “Trees uprooted left their place.” — Dryden. “At his command the uprooted hills retired.” — Milton.