The difference between Deracinate and Root up

When used as verbs, deracinate means to pull up by the roots, whereas root up means to dig or pull up by the roots.


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  1. Deracinate as a verb:

    To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.

  2. Deracinate as a verb:

    To force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.

  3. Deracinate as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To liberate or be liberated from a culture or its norms.

  1. Root up as a verb:

    To dig or pull up by the roots; to deracinate.

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