deracinate

de·rac·i·nate  (d-rs-nt)

tr.v. de·rac·i·nat·ed, de·rac·i·nat·ing, de·rac·i·nates

1. To pull out by the roots; uproot.

2. To displace from one's native or accustomed environment.

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[From French déraciner, from Old French desraciner : des-, de- + racine, root (from Late Latin rdcna, from Latin rdx, rdc-; see wrd- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·raci·nation n.

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deracinate [dɪˈræsɪˌneɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate

2. to remove, as from a natural environment

[from Old French desraciner, from des- dis-¹ + racine root, from Late Latin rādīcīna a little root, from Latin rādīx a root]

deracination  n

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deracinate - "To pluck or tear up by the roots," from Latin racine, "root."

See also related terms for tear.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deracinate - move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" uproot displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
	2.	deracinate - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" root out, extirpate, uproot stub - pull up (weeds) by their roots move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"