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/ |
- deracinate somebody to force somebody to leave their natural social, cultural or geographical environmentWord Originlate 16th cent.: from French déraciner, from dé- (expressing removal) + racine ‘root’ (based on Latin radix).