deracinate
verb
de·rac·i·nate
(ˌ)dē-ˈra-sə-ˌnāt
deracinated; deracinating
1
: uproot
2
: to remove or separate from a native environment or culture
especially
: to remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences from
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