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Deracinate

/dɪˈɹæsəneɪt/

To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.

📖 Definitions of "Deracinate"

verb
  1. 1

    To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.

  2. 2

    To force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.

  3. 3

    To liberate or be liberated from a culture or its norms.

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