de•rac•in•ate
We found 9 definitions of deracinate from 6 different sources.
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deracinate - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" | ||
uproot, extirpate, root out | ||
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
stub strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" | ||
deracinate - move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" | ||
uproot | ||
displace cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" |