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deracinate
verb(de-rac-in-ate)
pull up by or as if by the roots
Synonyms: extirpate, root out, uproot,
deracinate
verb(de-rac-in-ate)
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
Synonyms: uproot,

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deracinate Examples by Brain Bank Users

By: Jamie
We don't want to deracinate the kids so we will stay in our home a few more years.

More typically used in a derogatory manner, like when a group of people is deracinated by terrorists.