DERACINATED

Verb

deracinated

simple past tense and past participle of deracinate

Source: Wiktionary


DERACINATE

De*rac"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deracinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deracinating.] Etym: [F. déraciner; pref. dé- (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed LL. radicina, fr. L. radix, radicis, root.]

Definition: To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate. [R.] While that the colter rusts That should deracinate such savagery. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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