Crossword clues for deracination
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deracination
Deracination \De*rac`i*na"tion\, n. The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.]
Wiktionary
deracination
n. The act of deracinate; uprooting
WordNet
deracination
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]
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.