deracinate
2 synonyms for deracinate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To pull a plant out of the ground by its roots, or remove something completely.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
PIE word *wréh₂ds. First recorded in 1609, a calque of French déraciner on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from racine ("root"), from Latin rādīx, rādīcis ("a root").
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