deracination meaning

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deracination (noun): to move something from its natural environment.

deracination has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

deracination as a noun

  1. to move something from its natural environment

    Synonyms: displacement

    Type of: movement

    Related forms: deracinate

  2. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

    Synonyms: extirpation, excision

    Type of: pull

    Related forms: deracinate

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in ON · 12-letter words

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