desarraigar

v.

1 to root out (vicio, costumbre).

2 to uproot, to pluck out, to eradicate, to root out.

El viento desarraiga los árboles The wind uproots the trees.

Su lavado de cerebro desarraiga ideales His brainwash uproots ideals.

3 to expatriate, to exile, to oust.

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desarraigar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (árbol, persona) to uproot

2 figurado (eliminar) to eradicate, wipe out

► verbo pronominal desarraigarse

1 (árbol) to become uprooted

2 figurado (persona) to pull up one's roots

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VT

1) [+ árbol] to uproot

2) (=separar) [+ pueblo, persona] to uproot

3) [+ costumbre] to root out, eradicate

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desarraigar [A3 ]

vt

to uproot

■ desarraigarse

v pron

to uproot oneself

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desarraigar verbo transitivo to uproot: la emigración desarraigó a mucha gente de su país, many people lost touch with their cultural roots after emigrating
'desarraigar' also found in these entries:
English:
uproot
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desarraigar vt

1. [vicio, costumbre] to root out

2. [persona, pueblo] to banish, to drive out (de from)

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desarraigar

v/t tb fig

uproot

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desarraigar {52} vt

: to uproot, to root out