What does deracinate mean?
Definitions for deracinate
dɪˈræs əˌneɪtde·ra·ci·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
uproot, deracinateverb
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
"The war uprooted many people"
uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root outverb
pull up by or as if by the roots
"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
Wiktionary
deracinateverb
To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.
deracinateverb
To force people from their homeland to a new or foreign location.
deracinateverb
To liberate or be liberated from a culture or its norms.
Etymology: déraciner, from racine, from.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Deracinateverb
Etymology: deraciner, French.
Her fallow leas,
The darnel, hemlock, and rank fumitory
Doth root upon; while that the cutter rusts
That should deracinate such savagery. William Shakespeare, Henry V.
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deracinate
Deracinate refers to the act of removing or eliminating something from its native or natural environment or conditions. It can also mean to displace someone from their cultural, historical, or geographical roots. This term may apply to literal situations, such as uprooting a tree, or to more figurative context, like removing a person from their homeland or stripping away traditions from a culture.
Webster Dictionary
Deracinateverb
to pluck up by the roots; to extirpate
Etymology: [F. draciner; pref. d- (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed LL. radicina, fr. L. radix, radicis, root.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Deracinate
de-ras′i-nāt, v.t. to pluck up by the roots. [Fr. déraciner—L. de, and radix, radĭcis, a root.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deracinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deracinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- ξεριζώνωGreek
- جدا کردنPersian
- membasmiIndonesian
- deracinatePolish
- rotlös, utrota, rycka upp med rötternaSwedish
- làm hư hỏngVietnamese
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