deracination

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A noun referring to the act of uprooting or removing something from its natural environment, or the process of being cut off from one's cultural or geographical roots.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o ato de arrancar ou remover algo de seu ambiente natural, ou o processo de afastamento das próprias raízes culturais ou geográficas.

1. Uprooting from natural environment C2 formal

   The act of removing something from its native or natural surroundings, often causing displacement.

   • The deracination of indigenous communities led to a loss of cultural heritage.
   • Urban development often results in the deracination of local flora and fauna.
   • The novel explores the theme of deracination and the search for identity.

   🇵🇹Desenraizamento

   Sinônimos: dislocationdisplacementremoval

2. Complete removal or eradication C2 formal

   The act of pulling something up by the roots, or completely eliminating it from existence.

   • The deracination of the old regime was swift and absolute.
   • Historians debate the deracination of ancient traditions by colonial powers.
   • The policy aimed at the deracination of all opposition within the state.

   🇵🇹Erradicação

   Sinônimos: eliminationeradicationextirpationobliteration

   Antônimos: establishmentimplantationplantingrooting

• deracinations plural form
• deracinations' possessive plural form
• deracination's possessive singular form