Deracinate
/dɪˈræs.ɪ.neɪt/noun
To pull up by the roots; to uproot or displace from a native environment.
Did you know?Deracinate comes from Latin roots meaning “from the root,” and in older usage it could describe not just plants but people being violently uprooted from their homeland.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dē- + rādīcāre
“to root out, uproot”
Latin
Latin
rādīx, rādīcis
“root”
Old French
Old French
deraciner
“to uproot, tear up by the roots”
14th-16th Century
English
deracinate
“to uproot or tear out by the roots”
Modern English
English
deracinate
“to uproot; to displace from one’s native culture or environment”