deracinate in German

deracinate in German is entwurzeln — deracinate means to pull a plant out of the ground by its roots, or remove something completely.

entwurzeln

verb

What does "deracinate" mean?

verb To pull a plant out of the ground by its roots, or remove something completely.
"The State has no tool delicate enough to deracinate the rooted habits and tangled affections of the family; the two sexes, whether happy or unhappy, are glued together too tightly for us to get the blade of a legal penknife in between them."
verb To force people to leave their home country and settle somewhere foreign.
verb To free someone, or become free, from the customs of one's own culture.
"Observing the highest echelons of Indian society, she notes the way in which some Indians become completely — almost absurdly — anglicized or deracinated."

The State has no tool delicate enough to deracinate the rooted habits and tangled affections of the family; the two sexes, whether happy or unhappy, are glued together too tightly for us to get the blade of a legal penknife in between them.
Observing the highest echelons of Indian society, she notes the way in which some Indians become completely — almost absurdly — anglicized or deracinated.

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What is "deracinate" in German?

"deracinate" in German is entwurzeln. deracinate means: To pull a plant out of the ground by its roots, or remove something completely.

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