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   deracinate

   /dɪˈrasɪneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. uproot (someone) from their natural geographical, social, or cultural environment: "a predatory mining company that threatens to devour the land and deracinate the locals"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French déraciner, from dé- (expressing removal) + racine ‘root’ (based on Latin radix).

   Derivatives

   • 1. deracination noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • R

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   • A

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   • C

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   • I

     1

   • N

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   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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