Main Entry:

de·rac·i·nate

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)dē-ˈra-sə-ˌnāt\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

de·rac·i·nat·ed; de·rac·i·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: uproot2: 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