arace

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verb

To tear up by the roots; to draw away.

OriginMiddle English aracen ← Old French arachier ← Latin exradicare →
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Meanings

verbarace (third-person singular simple present araces, present participle aracing, simple past and past participle araced)

present singular third person araces · participle present aracing · participle past araced · past araced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo tear up by the roots; to draw away.

    I had my thought, and mynde araced

    1557, Thomas Wyatt, “Complaint upon Love to Reason”, in Tottel's Miscellany

Origin

  1. Latinab
  2. Latinexradicare
  3. Old Frencharachier
  4. Middle Englisharacen
  5. Englisharace

From Middle English aracen, arasen, from Old French arachier, esracier (modern French arracher), from Latin exradicare, eradicare. The prefix a- is perhaps due to Latin ab. See eradicate.

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APA

arace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arace

MLA

“arace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arace.

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