adj
Meaning 1
Rooted; deep-seated; firmly established.
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adj
Meaning 2
Having a root; growing from a root; (of a fungus) having rootlike outgrowths at the base of the stipe.
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Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
Fixed at the bottom as if rooted.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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verb
Meaning 4
To cause to take root; to plant or establish firmly.
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Usage: rare, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To take root; to become established.
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Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 6
To extract the root of a number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
Topics: arithmetic
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History
Etymology
From Latin radicatus, past participle of radicari (“to take root”), from radix (“root”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: radicare — to plant or establish firmly
- Japanese: 根付かせる (nedukaseru) — to plant or establish firmly
- Japanese: 定着させる (teichaku saseru) — to plant or establish firmly
- Polish: zakorzeniać — to plant or establish firmly
- Polish: zakorzenić — to plant or establish firmly