- deracinate
- 1. To pull out by the roots2. To remove someone or something from their natural or usual environment
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deracinate
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Deracinate — De*rac i*nate (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[i^]ng).] [F. d[ e]raciner; pref. d[ e] (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deracinate — index disinter, dislodge, eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, extinguish, extirpate, obliterate, suppla … Law dictionary
deracinate — 1590s, to pluck up by the roots, from Fr. déraciner, from O.Fr. desraciner uproot, dig out, pull up by the roots, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + racine root, from L.L. radicina, dim. of L. radix (see RADISH (Cf. radish)). Related … Etymology dictionary
deracinate — uproot, eradicate, extirpate, *exterminate, wipe Analogous words: *abolish, extinguish, annihilate, abate: *destroy, demolish … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deracinate — [dē ras′ə nāt΄, diras′ə nāt΄] vt. deracinated, deracinating [Fr déraciner < dé (L dis ), from + racine, a root < LL radicina < L radix (gen. radicis), ROOT1] 1. to pull up by or as by the roots; uproot; eradicate 2. to separate from one… … English World dictionary
deracinate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Middle French desraciner, from des de + racine root, from Late Latin radicina, from Latin radic , radix more at root Date: 1599 1. uproot 2. to remove or separate from a native … New Collegiate Dictionary
deracinate — deracination, n. /di ras euh nayt /, v.t., deracinated, deracinating. 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. [1590 1600; < F déracin(er)… … Universalium
deracinate — verb a) To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate. 1986 Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil, The Story of English, Viking Penguin Inc., p328: b) To force people from their homeland to a new or foreign location. ,Observing the… … Wiktionary
deracinate — de·rac·i·nate || dɪ ræsɪneɪt v. pull out by the roots; remove something from its native environment … English contemporary dictionary
deracinate — [dɪ rasɪneɪt] verb [usu. as adjective deracinated] uproot (someone) from their natural environment, typically with a negative effect. Derivatives deracination noun Origin C16: from Fr. déraciner uproot , from dé (expressing removal) + racine root … English new terms dictionary
deracinate — de·rac·i·nate … English syllables
