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title: uproot — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «uproot» in the Judaism dictionary: To uproot is to pull a plant or tree out of the ground with its roots. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# uproot

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, war, thou, cities, storm, country · **What happens:** uproot, be, make, leave, move, get · **To what, where:** ground, people, home, new place, many families, bad habit

<!-- .vabout -->
«uproot» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [uproot in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/uproot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To uproot is to pull a plant or tree out of the ground with its roots.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:m1:1
# text = To uproot is to pull a plant or tree out of the ground with its roots.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	uproot	uproot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **uproot** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the ground |  | with ground's roots; pull *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make people leave their home and move to a new place (The war uprooted many families).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:m2:1
# text = To make people leave their home and move to a new place (The war uprooted many families).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	uprooted	uproot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product |
| 2 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | people's home |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |
| 3 | **move** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | a new place |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to place=Trajectory |
| 4 | **uproot** | past | the war | many families |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To get rid of something completely (to uproot a bad habit).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:m3:1
# text = To get rid of something completely (to uproot a bad habit).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rid	rid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
6	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	uproot	uproot	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | completely, rid *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **uproot** | to-infinitive |  | a bad habit |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent habit=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished. (Writings PSA.9.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x1:1
# text = O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished.
1	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	nsubj	_	_
21	didst	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
22	uproot	uproot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
25	very	very	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	memorial	memorial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	perished	perish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enemy** |  | thou |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present · passive |  | enemy |  |  | to a end |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | past | the cities | uproot |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent uproot=Eventuality |
| 4 | **perish** | present · passive |  | the cities |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.9.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.9.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.9.7	PSA.9.7	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm uprooted the old oak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x2:1
# text = The storm uprooted the old oak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uprooted	uproot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **uproot** | past | the storm | the old oak |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oak=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pull the weeds up — uproot them completely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x3:1
# text = Pull the weeds up — uproot them completely.
1	Pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	uproot	uproot	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the weeds |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weed=Theme |
| 2 | **uproot** | infinitive | you *not said here* | weeds *= weed* |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The war uprooted thousands of families.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x4:1
# text = The war uprooted thousands of families.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uprooted	uproot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **uproot** | past | the war | thousands of families |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moving to another country uprooted our lives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x5:1
# text = Moving to another country uprooted our lives.
1	Moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	uprooted	uproot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  | another country |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to country=Trajectory |
| 2 | **uproot** | participle | another country *not said here* | our lives |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pigs uproot plants with their snouts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x6:1
# text = Pigs uproot plants with their snouts.
1	Pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	uproot	uproot	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	snouts	snout	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **uproot** | present | Pigs | plants |  |  |  | with Pigs's snouts | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The elephant uprooted a small tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x7:1
# text = The elephant uprooted a small tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uprooted	uproot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **uproot** | past | the elephant | a small tree |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uproot:x8:1
# text = A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	VERY	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	LARGE	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	OAK	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	uprooted	uproot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
12	across	across	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **uproot** | past · passive | the wind | a LARGE OAK |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | participle | the wind *not said here* |  |  | a stream |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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