deracinate meaning
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deracinate (verb): move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment.
deracinate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
deracinate as a verb
- move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- The war uprooted many people
Synonyms: uproot
Type of: displace
Related forms: deracination
- pull up by or as if by the roots
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
Synonyms: uproot, extirpate, root out
Type of: move
Kinds: stub
Related forms: deracination
Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in TE · 10-letter words
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