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Unmoving and fixed in a given place or position
“Salvator, motionless and rooted to the spot, in silence, full of anxiety, observed this strange scene.”
Firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change
“Is it possible that lying beneath your discomfort and actual hatred for this experience is found a tremendous sense of idealism and a deeply rooted love for the church?”
Firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change
Done or based on an innate facility rather than with forethought
Securely fixed or rooted to a position or point
Not able to be changed or adapted to particular circumstances
Traditionally, or generally, recognized and accepted
Feeling tired, fatigued or weary
To have set up on a long-term basis
Past tense for to place, lay or set firmly in surrounding matter
“The resulting soil is loose and fast-draining, which encourages plants to root deeply, well away from the desiccating heat at the surface.”
(root for) Past tense for to declare enthusiastic approval or support of
“Our active protagonist needs to be relatable, or if the show is about an ensemble, there needs to be somebody we're going to root for.”
Past tense for to rummage or search through
“He fell silent and simply watched her root through the closet.”
Past tense for to plant or sow something
“The best way to propagate your favorites is to root stem cuttings taken from your own plants in spring.”
(root out) Past tense for to remove, especially by digging out
“When the servants want to root out the weeds, the farmer forbids this, explaining that at the harvest he will separate the good plants from the weeds.”
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