deracinate
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(verb) pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" |
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Synonyms: extirpate, pull up, root out, uproot |
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Related Words: displace, move |
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(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" |
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Synonyms: displace, uproot |
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Related Words: place |
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