deracinates

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verb

Pulling up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of deracinate
  2. Pulling up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.
  3. Forcing (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.
  4. intransitivetransitiveTo liberate or be liberated from a culture or its norms.

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deracinates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracinates

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deracinates,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deracinates.

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