deracination

/di,ræsi'neiʃn/
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deracination

A gardener performs the deracination of a large weed from the vegetable patch.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of pulling up or out; uprooting: The physical removal of something, especially a plant, by pulling it out from the roots.
    • Cutting off from existence; eradication: The act of completely removing or destroying something so that it no longer exists.
    • The act of moving something from its natural environment: Forcing someone or something to leave its native or accustomed place, resulting in displacement.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The deracination of the ancient forest was a tragic loss for biodiversity. (The uprooting of the ancient forest was a tragic loss for biodiversity.)
    • The policy led to the cultural deracination of the indigenous population. (The policy led to the cultural eradication of the indigenous population.)
    • His deracination from the rural community to the large city was a difficult transition. (His displacement from the rural community to the large city was a difficult transition.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to suffer deracination": to experience the state of being uprooted or displaced.

    • Refugees often suffer a profound sense of deracination. (Refugees often suffer a profound sense of being uprooted.)

  • "a process of deracination": a series of actions leading to removal or displacement.

    • Urbanization can be a slow process of deracination for traditional ways of life. (Urbanization can be a slow process of displacement for traditional ways of life.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Deracinate (verb): To pull up by the roots; to displace from one's native or accustomed environment.

    • The storm threatened to deracinate the young trees. (The storm threatened to uproot the young trees.)

  • Uprooting (noun): The act of pulling a plant, idea, or person from its settled place. (A close synonym for the first sense of "deracination").

  • Displacement (noun): The action of moving something from its usual place. (A close synonym for the third sense of "deracination").
Synonyms
  • Eradication: The complete destruction of something.
  • Extirpation: The act of destroying something completely, especially a group or condition.
  • Excision: The act of removing something by cutting it out.
Related Phrases
  • To be torn from one's roots: To be forcibly removed from one's place of origin or belonging. (An idiomatic expression related to the concept of deracination).
    • The immigrants felt they had been torn from their roots. (The immigrants felt they had been forcibly removed from their place of origin.)
deracination

A gardener performs the deracination of a large weed from the vegetable patch.

Noun
  1. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
  2. to move something from its natural environment

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