- deracination
- de·rac·i·na·tion
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deracination
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Deracination — De*rac i*na tion, n. The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deracination — index evulsion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deracination — noun see deracinate … New Collegiate Dictionary
deracination — See deracinate. * * * … Universalium
deracination — noun The act of deracinating; uprooting … Wiktionary
deracination — n. uprooting, exiling a person from his culture and natural environment, extermination … English contemporary dictionary
deracination — noun 1. to move something from its natural environment • Syn: ↑displacement • Derivationally related forms: ↑deracinate • Hypernyms: ↑movement 2. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence … Useful english dictionary
deracinate — deracination, n. /di ras euh nayt /, v.t., deracinated, deracinating. 1. to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate. 2. to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment. [1590 1600; < F déracin(er)… … Universalium
excision — noun 1. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society • Syn: ↑excommunication • Derivationally related forms: ↑excommunicate (for:… … Useful english dictionary
extirpation — noun 1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue • Syn: ↑ablation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision • Derivationally related forms: ↑excise (for: ↑excision), ↑extirpate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
