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Definition of deracinate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deracinate

verb
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪt/
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deracinate
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪt/
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪt/
he / she / it deracinates
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪts/
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪts/
past simple deracinated
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪtɪd/
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪtɪd/
past participle deracinated
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪtɪd/
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form deracinating
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˌdiːˈræsɪneɪtɪŋ/
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  1. deracinate somebody to force somebody to leave their natural social, cultural or geographical environment
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French déraciner, from dé- (expressing removal) + racine ‘root’ (based on Latin radix).
See deracinate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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