Search for crossword answers and clues
The act of pulling up or out
Answer for the clue "The act of pulling up or out ", 12 letters:
deracination
Alternative clues for the word deracination
Word definitions for deracination in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. to move something from its natural environment [syn: displacement ] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence [syn: extirpation , excision ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of deracinate; uprooting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deracination \De*rac`i*na"tion\, n. The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.]
Usage examples of deracination.
Depending on how you looked at it, life there was either a catastrophic deracination or a useful dress rehearsal for life in the American inner cities to which many of its inhabitants would ultimately relocate.
The idea of such total deracination appalls the President, and he is sure that you, as an intelligent black man, will see the matter pretty much as he does.