Today’s word of the day is ‘Deracinate.’ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] deracinate [/responsivevoice] [ dih-ras–uh-neyt ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
1. Uproot
2. Blot out
3. Pull up
4. Weed out
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Ukhaadana
2. Spanish – Deracinate
3. French – Déraciner
4. Mandarin – Mièjué
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. You cannot deracinate that wide-rooted dogma within your soul that more money means more joy.
2. The girls whose poor hearts you deracinate, Whirl and bewilder and flutter and fascinate!
3. No one by taking thought can deracinate the mental habits of, say, twenty years.
4. To deracinate Lowell was impossible, and it was for this very reason that he became so serviceable an international personage.
5. Though he refuses to deracinate himself he does valorize pioneer mythology over racial realities in the West.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
annihilate, demolish, displace, eradicate, exterminate, overturn, abate, eliminate, excavate, exile, extract, remove, weed etc
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
bear, build, create, remain, stay, plant, settle, sow
Quotation:
American histories were the same; they had these mad ideas about how Parliament worked, or what people really meant when they said A, B, or C. All my life, I felt simultaneously deracinated and rooted in both places, and now it’s my greatest strength: I’m culturally bilingual.Amanda Foreman
Social Example:
To the increasingly unhinged: I am Scottish of Irish background. You cannot deracinate me. Neither can you excommunicate me, from my faith, or my football team. The more you seek to intimidate me the stronger my resolve becomes. @Alliance4Unity @WPB_Scotland
— George Galloway MP (@georgegalloway) September 11, 2020
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