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deracinate in Greek

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

deracinate in Greek

ξεριζώνω
verb
Pronounced: xerizono

What does "deracinate" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. verb To force people to leave their home country and settle somewhere foreign.
  3. 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."
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deracinate in a sentence

  • 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 Greek?
"deracinate" in Greek is ξεριζώνω. deracinate means: To pull a plant out of the ground by its roots, or remove something completely.
How do you pronounce ξεριζώνω?
"deracinate" in Greek is ξεριζώνω, pronounced "xerizono".
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