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To grow roots into soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, literally
Examples
- Those tulip bulbs have taken root.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To become established, to take hold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
Examples
- The new regulations have yet to take root.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: settle, root, steady down, settle down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stabilize, stabilise
Narrower terms: roost
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Amharic:
ሰደደ
(sädädä)
— to grow roots into soil
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Catalan:
arrelar
— to grow roots into soil
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Chinese Mandarin:
生根
(shēnggēn)
— to grow roots into soil
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Finnish:
juurtua
— to grow roots into soil
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French:
prendre racine
— to grow roots into soil
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French:
raciner
— to grow roots into soil
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Galician:
enraizar
— to grow roots into soil
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German:
einwurzeln
— to grow roots into soil
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Greek:
ριζοβολώ
(rizovoló)
— to grow roots into soil
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Greek:
ριζώνω
(rizóno)
— to grow roots into soil
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Hungarian:
gyökeret ver/ereszt/hajt
— to grow roots into soil
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Hungarian:
megered
— to grow roots into soil
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Hungarian:
meggyökerezik
— to grow roots into soil
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Hungarian:
meggyökeresedik
— to grow roots into soil
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Ido:
radikifar
— to grow roots into soil
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Italian:
barbificare
— to grow roots into soil
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Japanese:
根付く
(nezuku)
— to grow roots into soil
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Korean:
뿌리박다
(ppuribakda)
— to grow roots into soil
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Latin:
rādīcō
— to grow roots into soil
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Polish:
zakorzeniać się
— to grow roots into soil
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Polish:
zakorzenić się
— to grow roots into soil
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Portuguese:
enraizar
— to grow roots into soil
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Portuguese:
deitar raízes
— to grow roots into soil
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Portuguese:
fixar raízes
— to grow roots into soil
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Portuguese:
pegar
— to grow roots into soil
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Romanian:
înrădăcina
— to grow roots into soil
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Russian:
принима́ться
(prinimátʹsja)
— to grow roots into soil
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Russian:
приня́ться
(prinjátʹsja)
— to grow roots into soil
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Russian:
пуска́ть ко́рни
(puskátʹ kórni)
— to grow roots into soil
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Russian:
пусти́ть ко́рни
(pustítʹ kórni)
— to grow roots into soil
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Spanish:
radicar
— to grow roots into soil
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Spanish:
echar raíces
— to grow roots into soil
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Spanish:
arraigar
— to grow roots into soil
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Swedish:
slå rot
— to grow roots into soil
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Tamil:
வேரூன்று
(vērūṉṟu)
— to grow roots into soil
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Tamil:
வேர்விழு
(vērviḻu)
— to grow roots into soil
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Tamil:
வேர்விடு
(vērviṭu)
— to grow roots into soil
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Tamil:
வேரோடு
(vērōṭu)
— to grow roots into soil
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Turkish:
köklenmek
— to grow roots into soil
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Turkish:
kök salmak
— to grow roots into soil
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Uyghur:
يىلتىزلىماق
(yiltizlimaq)
— to grow roots into soil
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Uyghur:
يىلتىز تارتماق
(yiltiz tartmaq)
— to grow roots into soil
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Vietnamese:
mọc rễ
— to grow roots into soil
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Volapük:
vulikön
— to grow roots into soil
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Catalan:
arrelar
— to become established, to take hold
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Chinese Mandarin:
生根
(shēnggēn)
— to become established, to take hold
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Finnish:
vakiintua
— to become established, to take hold
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French:
s'enraciner
— to become established, to take hold
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Galician:
arraigar
— to become established, to take hold
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German:
Wurzeln schlagen
— to become established, to take hold
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Greek:
ριζοβολώ
(rizovoló)
— to become established, to take hold
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Hungarian:
gyökeret ver
— to become established, to take hold
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Hungarian:
meggyökerezik
— to become established, to take hold
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Hungarian:
meggyökeresedik
— to become established, to take hold
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Hungarian:
megszilárdul
— to become established, to take hold
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Hungarian:
rögzül
— to become established, to take hold
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Hungarian:
rögződik
— to become established, to take hold
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Ido:
radikifar
— to become established, to take hold
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Japanese:
根付く
(nezuku)
— to become established, to take hold
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Māori:
rarau
— to become established, to take hold
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Polish:
zakorzeniać się
— to become established, to take hold
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Polish:
zakorzenić się
— to become established, to take hold
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Portuguese:
criar raízes
— to become established, to take hold
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Portuguese:
radicar
— to become established, to take hold
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Russian:
укореня́ться
(ukorenjátʹsja)
— to become established, to take hold
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Russian:
укорени́ться
(ukorenítʹsja)
— to become established, to take hold
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Serbo-Croatian:
укорије́нити
— to become established, to take hold
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Serbo-Croatian:
ukorijéniti
— to become established, to take hold
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Spanish:
radicar
— to become established, to take hold
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Swedish:
slå rot
— to become established, to take hold
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Tamil:
வேரூன்று
(vērūṉṟu)
— to become established, to take hold
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Turkish:
kök salmak
— to become established, to take hold