deracination

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

deracination
    n 1: to move something from its natural environment [syn:
         {displacement}, {deracination}]
    2: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from
       existence [syn: {extirpation}, {excision}, {deracination}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Deracination \De*rac`i*na"tion\, n.
   The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.] Deraign