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deracinate
[ dih-ras-uh-neyt ]
/ dɪˈræs əˌneɪt /
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verb (used with object), de·rac·i·nat·ed, de·rac·i·nat·ing.
to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment.
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Origin of deracinate
OTHER WORDS FROM deracinate
de·rac·i·na·tion, nounWords nearby deracinate
deputy, deputy minister, deputy sheriff, De Quincey, der., deracinate, deradicalize, deraign, derail, derailleur, derailment
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How to use deracinate in a sentence
Och, and the girls whose poor hearts you deracinate, Whirl and bewilder and flutter and fascinate!
The Book of Humorous Verse|VariousNo one by taking thought, can deracinate the mental habits of, say, twenty years.
Journalism for Women|E.A. BennettYou cannot deracinate that wide-rooted dogma within your soul that more money means more joy.
The Human Machine|E. Arnold BennettTo deracinate Lowell was impossible, and it was for this very reason that he became so serviceable an international personage.
Modern American Prose Selections|Various
British Dictionary definitions for deracinate
deracinate
/ (dɪˈræsɪˌneɪt) /
verb (tr)
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
to remove, as from a natural environment
Derived forms of deracinate
deracination, nounWord Origin for deracinate
C16: from Old French desraciner, from des- dis- 1 + racine root, from Late Latin rādīcīna a little root, from Latin rādīx a root
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