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deracinateto uproot or remove from one's native environment; to displace from one's natural or cultural setting

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to uproot or remove from one's native environment; to displace from one's natural or cultural setting

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈræsɪneɪt/

Korean meaning: 뿌리를 뽑다, 본래 환경에서 떼어내다, 문화적 배경에서 분리시키다

Korean pronunciation: 디**래**시네이트

Example Sentences

  • The tech boom deracinated many young professionals from small towns, drawing them to Silicon Valley.
  • My grandmother felt completely deracinated after moving to the city, missing her village's familiar rhythms.
  • The vampire felt deracinated after his coffin was moved from Transylvania to a New York apartment basement.

deracinate

VERB

//dɪˈræsɪneɪt//

to uproot or remove from one's native environment; to displace from one's natural or cultural setting

deracinate concept
💡 Concept

a uniformed official gently but firmly guides a young person away from their family home while carrying official papers. The person looks back longingly at their traditional dwelling decorated with cultural symbols and family artifacts. Their elderly grandmother reaches out from the doorway with tears in her eyes as other family members gather behind her. The community members watch sadly from their own doorways as one of their own is taken away. Village elders shake their heads in dismay at losing another young person. someone being uprooted and displaced from their native cultural environment and community

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈræsɪneɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈræsɪneɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootradic
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin deracinare, meaning 'to uproot' or 'to remove by the roots.' The word evolved to describe the displacement of people or cultures from their native environment.

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🎵Rhyme

fascinateassassinatediscriminate
fascinate
assassinate
discriminate

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📝Examples

The tech boom deracinated many young professionals from small towns, drawing them to Silicon Valley.

My grandmother felt completely deracinated after moving to the city, missing her village's familiar rhythms.

😄 Fun example

The vampire felt deracinated after his coffin was moved from Transylvania to a New York apartment basement.

Globalization has deracinated many traditional practices, replacing them with homogenized culture.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

uprootdisplacetransplantalienateestrange

Antonyms

rootestablishgroundsettle

Related

diasporaexilemigrationdisplacementcultural alienation