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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeracinate
/diːˈræs.ɪ.neɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
"The violent hurricane threatened to deracinate the century-old oak trees in the town square." - 2
To isolate or alienate someone from their native culture, environment, or social context.
"Rapid industrialization tended to deracinate rural populations, leaving them culturally adrift in massive urban centers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'déraciner', combining the prefix 'dé-' (expressing removal) with 'racine' (root, from Latin 'radix'). Entering English in the early 17th century, it initially referred literally to uprooting plants, but evolved metaphorically to describe the displacement of humans from their native culture, environment, or social roots.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deracinate" is said worldwide
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déraciner
Transliteration: day-ra-see-nay
"Il est difficile de déraciner des traditions ancrées depuis des siècles."
entwurzeln
Transliteration: ent-wurt-zeln
"Der Sturm drohte die alten Bäume zu entwurzeln."
sradicare
Transliteration: sra-di-ka-re
"La guerra ha costretto molti a sradicarsi dalla propria terra."
desarraigar
Transliteration: de-sa-rrai-gar
"La migración puede desarraigar a las personas de su cultura de origen."
desraizar
Transliteration: dez-rai-zar
"É preciso cuidado para não desraizar as mudas durante o replantio."
उखाड़ना
Transliteration: ukhadna
"तूफान ने कई पेड़ों को जड़ से उखाड़ दिया।"
根除
Transliteration: gēn chú
"我们需要彻底根除这种不良习惯。"
뿌리 뽑다
Transliteration: ppuri ppop-da
"사회적 불평등을 뿌리 뽑아야 한다."
根絶する
Transliteration: konzetsu suru
"古い因習を根絶するのは容易ではない。"
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