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 : 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