deracinate
/dɪˈræsɪneɪt/
verb
- To uproot or pull something out from its native soil or environment.
- Farmers had to deracinate the invasive weeds before planting new crops.
- The storm deracinated several old oak trees in the park.
- The construction crew deracinated the bushes to make way for the new road.
- To remove someone from their home, culture, or familiar surroundings, often forcibly.
- War deracinated entire communities, forcing them to flee to foreign lands.
- The policy deracinated indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands.
- Moving to a new country can deracinate a person, leaving them feeling disconnected.
- To eliminate or destroy something completely, as if pulling it out by the roots.
- The company tried to deracinate outdated practices and start fresh.
- They worked to deracinate all traces of the old regime from the education system.
- The new law sought to deracinate corruption from the government.