Polyglot Dictionary

desarraigar

/desaraiˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
desarraigo
preterite (yo)
desarraigué
past participle
desarraigado

Meaning

  1. to uproot

    • Lo desarraigaron de su tierra.

      They uprooted him from his land.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

entwurzeln

entwurzeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to uproot."

Portuguese

desarraigar

desarraigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to uproot."

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