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deracinnating

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de⋅rac⋅in⋅ate

  [di-ras-uh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
1. to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
2. to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment.
Origin:
1590–1600; < F déracin(er) (equiv. to dé- dis- 1 + -raciner, v. deriv. of racine root < LL rādīcīna for L rādīc-, s. of rādīx) + -ate 1

Related forms:
de⋅rac⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
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