WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•rac•in•ate
(di ras′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
de•rac′i•na′tion, n.
- to pull up by the roots;
uproot;
extirpate;
eradicate. - Anthropology, Sociologyto isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment.
- Late Latin rādīcīna for Latin rādīc-, stem of rādīx) + -ate1
- French déracin(er) (equivalent. to dé- dis-1 + -raciner, verb, verbal derivative of racine root
- 1590–1600