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exterminate, extirpate

v. destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

extract, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

displace, deracinate

v. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

extirpate, deracinate, root out, pull up

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

ruin, destroy

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out, pull up

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

demolish, destroy

v. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

pluck, tweak, pick off, pull sharply, pull off, pull away from

v. pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

pluck, plunk

v. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

wrench, twist violently

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

tweeze, pluck with tweezers

v. pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair"

force out, evict

v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

ruin, destroy

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

exterminate, uproot, extirpate

v. destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

demolish, destroy

v. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

force out, evict

v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

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