infiltrate vs uproot

infiltrate

verb
  • To cause to penetrate in this way. 

  • To invade or penetrate a tissue or organ. 

  • To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to. 

  • To send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line. 

  • To pass through something by filtration. 

  • To move from a vein, remaining in the body. 

  • To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration. 

noun
  • Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body. 

uproot

verb
  • To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up. 

  • To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly. 

  • To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate. 

  • Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere). 

  • Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout. 

noun
  • The act of uprooting something. 

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