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Definition of: deracinate
(di·ras′ə·nāt) v.t. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
To pull up by the roots; eradicate. [<F déraciner <dé- away (<L dis-) + racine a root <L radix]
—de·rac′i·na′tion noun
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