tr.v. de·rac·i·nat·ed, de·rac·i·nat·ing, de·rac·i·nates 1. To pull out by the roots; uproot. 2. To displace from one's native or accustomed environment. [From French déraciner, from Old French desraciner : des-, de- + racine, root (from Late Latin rādīcīna, from Latin rādīx, rādīc-; see wrād- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] de·rac′i·nation n. |
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