deracinate

[ dih-ras-uh-neyt ]

/ dɪˈræs əˌneɪt /

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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Words nearby deracinate

deputize, deputy, deputy minister, deputy sheriff, der., deracinate, deradicalize, deraign, derail, derailleur, derailment

Origin of deracinate

1590–1600; < French déracin(er) (equivalent to dé- dis-¹ + -raciner, verbal derivative of racine root < Late Latin rādīcīna for Latin rādīc-, stem of rādīx) + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM deracinate

de·rac·i·na·tion, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for deracinated

Yes: in a deracinated kind of way, that argument makes sense.
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They are not fleeing dramatic scenes of battle, but they are just as deracinated as if they were.
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It was one of his strong points that he always kept his mental balance even when his most promising theories were deracinated.
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And there sat Sarah Gailey, deracinated and captive, to prove how influential a person Hilda was!
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He fondly believes that he is becoming a good American when he is only a deracinated cosmopolitan.
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British Dictionary definitions for deracinated

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, noun

Word 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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