Dis-rōot', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISROOTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISROOTING.] [Prefix dis and root, q. v.] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to loosen or undermine.

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