disroot

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɹuːt/

Verb

disroot (third-person singular simple present disroots, present participle disrooting, simple past and past participle disrooted)

1. (transitive, archaic) To uproot (tear up from the roots).
   • 1774, Oliver Goldsmith, History of the Earth and Animated Nature:

     A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations.

Translations

uproot — see uproot

References

• “disroot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Doritos, toroids