deracinate
to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment.
Origin of deracinate
1Other words from deracinate
- de·rac·i·na·tion, noun
Words Nearby deracinate
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How to use deracinate in a sentence
Och, and the girls whose poor hearts you deracinate, Whirl and bewilder and flutter and fascinate!
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousNo one by taking thought, can deracinate the mental habits of, say, twenty years.
Journalism for Women | E.A. BennettYou cannot deracinate that wide-rooted dogma within your soul that more money means more joy.
The Human Machine | E. Arnold BennettTo deracinate Lowell was impossible, and it was for this very reason that he became so serviceable an international personage.
Modern American Prose Selections | Various
British Dictionary definitions for deracinate
/ (dɪˈræsɪˌneɪt) /
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
to remove, as from a natural environment
Origin of deracinate
1Derived forms of deracinate
- deracination, noun
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