deracination

2 definitions found

deracination - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deracination \De*rac`i*na"tion\, n.
     The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.] Deraign

deracination - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deracination
      n 1: to move something from its natural environment [syn:
           displacement, deracination]
      2: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from
         existence [syn: extirpation, excision, deracination]