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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The word deracinate can be used in a few different ways. Deracinate typically is seen in a negative light because to be grounded is to be stable and to be de-rooted is scary. But, sometimes, this word can be turned into a positive experience.
Origin of deracinate
OTHER WORDS FROM deracinate
de·rac·i·na·tion, nounWords nearby deracinate
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deputy,
deputy minister,
deputy sheriff,
der.,
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deraign,
derail,
derailleur,
derailment
Example sentences from the Web for deracinate
You cannot deracinate that wide-rooted dogma within your soul that more money means more joy.
The Human Machine |E. Arnold BennettNo one by taking thought, can deracinate the mental habits of, say, twenty years.
Journalism for Women |E.A. BennettTo deracinate Lowell was impossible, and it was for this very reason that he became so serviceable an international personage.
Modern American Prose Selections |VariousOch, and the girls whose poor hearts you deracinate, Whirl and bewilder and flutter and fascinate!
The Book of Humorous Verse |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