DERACINATION

extirpation, excision, deracination

(noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

displacement, deracination

(noun) to move something from its natural environment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

deracination (countable and uncountable, plural deracinations)

The act of deracinating; uprooting.

Source: Wiktionary


De*rac`i*na"tion, n.

Definition: The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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