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Pulling something out by the parts that kept it alive.
means Removing a plant, person, or idea from where it was firmly established and growing.
from From up plus root: medieval gardeners tearing weeds free, soil and all, so they couldn't quietly return.
Literal firstOriginally pure horticulture before going emotional.
No half measuresCutting kills; uprooting removes the entire anchor.
Human senseMigration and exile borrowed the gardener's violence.