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deracinateverb  de·rac·i·nate \(ˌ)dē-ˈra-sə-ˌnāt\Popularity: Top 40% of wordsDefinition of deracinateDeracinated deracinatingtransitive verb1:  uproot2:  to remove or separate from a native environment or culture; especially :  to remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences fromderacination play \(ˌ)dē-ˌra-sə-ˈnā-shən\ noun
Origin and Etymology of deracinateMiddle French desraciner, from des- de- + racine root, from Late Latin radicina, from Latin radic-, radix — more at root

First Known Use: 1599
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