The difference between Deracinate and Uproot

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


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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. Uproot as a verb:

    To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.

  2. Uproot as a verb (by extension):

    To remove utterly; to eradicate.

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