déraciner — meaning in English

English meaning

• deracinate verb To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.
• eradicate verb To destroy or get rid of something completely, especially a disease or problem.
• extirpate verb To clear an area of roots and stumps.

Senses

déraciner is used for these senses in English:

• eradicate (transitive) To pull up by the roots.
• extirpate (transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.

deracinate — full definition

1. verb To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.
2. verb To force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.
3. verb To liberate or be liberated from a culture or its norms.

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