deracinate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
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to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment.
verb
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to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
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to remove, as from a natural environment
Other Word Forms
- deracination noun
Etymology
Origin of deracinate
First recorded in 1590–1600; from French déracin(er), equivalent to dé- + -raciner, verbal derivative of racine “root,” from Late Latin rādīcīna for Latin rādīc-, stem of rādīx + -ate; dis- 1, root 1 ( def. ), -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Like nearly everyone in this novel, she leads a globalized, deracinated life.
From New York Times
On occasion, this method can prove a little too smooth; notions of consciousness are more contentious than they are sometimes presented here in a deracinated form.
From New York Times
And interviews, for who knows how much longer, are still strictly through Zoom, which means deracinated.
From Washington Post
It’s the sort of reading that gives us a simplified, neutralized Lorde, deracinated from her radical roots.
From New York Times
Drawing upon the stories of her ancestors alongside cultural influences like Stevie Nicks and “Twin Peaks,” Washuta investigates her approach to witchery which has been deracinated by white culture.
From Seattle Times
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