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Webster 1913 Edition


Disroot

Dis-root′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disrooted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disrooting
.]
To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot.
A piece of ground
disrooted
from its situation by subterraneous inundations.
Goldsmith.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disroot

DISROOT

,
Verb.
T.
[dis and root.]
1.
To tear up the roots, or by the roots.
2.
To tear from a foundation; to loosen or undermine.
A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations.

Definition 2024


disroot

disroot

English

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; to tear from a foundation; to uproot.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Goldsmith
      A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations.