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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Origin of deracinate
OTHER WORDS FROM deracinate
de·rac·i·na·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for deracinate
No child was ever made the subject of a more complete theory of deracination.
The American Spirit in Literature,|Bliss PerryHis deracination begins with the education that sends him to Paris, there to lose his originality.
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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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