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deracinate

[dih-ras-uh-neyt] / dɪˈræs əˌneɪt /
VERB
eradicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish annihilate eliminate erase expunge exterminate extinguish stamp out uproot weed out wipe out
STRONG
abate demolish efface extirpate liquidate obliterate off purge raze scratch scrub squash torpedo total trash waste
WEAK
blot out do away with mow down root out rub out shoot down take out unroot wash out
Antonyms
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build create ratify
STRONG
construct keep schedule set up
WEAK
aid assist establish fix help institute plant
VERB
extirpate
Synonyms
STRONG
abate abolish annihilate demolish efface eliminate eradicate erase excise expunge exterminate extinguish kill raze remove
WEAK
blot out cut out exsect root out wipe out
Antonyms
STRONG
add build construct establish fix help institute plant put in revive
WEAK
leave alone
VERB
uproot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilate demolish displace eradicate exterminate overthrow overturn wipe out
STRONG
abate abolish eliminate excavate exile extirpate extract move remove weed
WEAK
blot out dig up do away with pull up root out tear up weed out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bear build create fix help
STRONG
ratify remain stay welcome
WEAK
plant settle sow

Example Sentences

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Yet it’s not the dialects so much that deracinate the production as the nowhere scenic design.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

To collect the artistic riches from the region and put them on display in the Sassi would deracinate them, he argues.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2015

You cannot deracinate that wide-rooted dogma within your soul that more money means more joy.

From The Human Machine by Bennett, Arnold

Frights, changes, horrors, Divert and crack, rend and deracinate, The unity and married calm of states Quite from their fixture!

From Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare, William

Commotion in the winds! frights, changes, horrors, Divert and crack, rend and deracinate The unity and married calm of states Quite from their fixture.”

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

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