desarraigar

Definitions of desarraigar
  1. verb
    pull up by or as if by the roots
    synonyms: extirpar, extraer, sacar
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    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
    synonyms: exterminar, extirpar
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    type of:
    demoler, destrozar, destruir, romper
    do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  3. verb
    move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
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