DERACINATE


Meaning of DERACINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈra-sə-ˌnāt ]

transitive verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

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 environment or culture ; especially : to remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences from

• de·rac·i·na·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌra-sə-ˈnā-shən noun

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