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extirpate vs deracinate

deracinate vs extirpate

extirpate and deracinate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extirpate No No Yes No
deracinate No No Yes No
As verbs, extirpate and deracinate are synonyms defined as:
  • extirpate and deracinate: pull up by or as if by the roots
Other synonyms of extirpate include root out, uproot.
extirpate (verb) deracinate (verb)
surgically remove (an organ) pull up by or as if by the roots
pull up by or as if by the roots move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Difference between extirpate and deracinate

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