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deracinate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deracinate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deracinate [ v. t.]
- To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate.

Meaning of 'deracinate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deracinate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
Example in sentence:
  • The war uprooted many people
Meaning (2):
- pull up by or as if by the roots
Example in sentence:
  • uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

Nearby Words:

deracinated deracinating deraign deraignment derail derailed derailing derailment derain deraination

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