English verb: deracinate | |||
1. | deracinate (social) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment | ||
Samples | The war uprooted many people. | ||
Synonyms | uproot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace | ||
2. | deracinate (contact) pull up by or as if by the roots | ||
Samples | Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden. | ||
Synonyms | extirpate, root out, uproot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stub | ||