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take root en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (intransitive, literally) To grow roots into soil.
   • Those tulip bulbs have taken root.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To become established, to take hold.
   • The new regulations have yet to take root.
   • You have of late stood out against your brother, and he hath ta'en you newly into his grace; where it is impossible you should take true root but by the fair weather that you make yourself: it is needful that you frame the season for your own harvest. 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

Forms

Relateds

rooting hormone

Translations (84)

sv slå rot (to grow roots into soil) · uk вкорі́нюватися (to grow roots into soil) · ta வேரூன்று (to become established, to take hold) · tr köklenmek (to grow roots into soil) · ca arrelar (to become established, to take hold) · la rādīcō (to grow roots into soil) · io radikifar (to grow roots into soil) · ro înrădăcina (to grow roots into soil) · sv slå rot (to become established, to take hold) · gl enraizar (to grow roots into soil) · pt radicar (to become established, to take hold) · es radicar (to grow roots into soil) · hu megered (to grow roots into soil) · pt enraizar (to grow roots into soil) · ru пусти́ть ко́рни (to grow roots into soil) · vo vulikön (to grow roots into soil) · ug يىلتىز تارتماق (to grow roots into soil) · hu meggyökerezik (to become established, to take hold) · ja 根付く (to become established, to take hold) · ru пуска́ть ко́рни (to grow roots into soil) · ca arrelar (to grow roots into soil) · ta வேரோடு (to grow roots into soil) · hu rögzül (to become established, to take hold) · uk вкоріня́тися (to become established, to take hold) · pl zakorzeniać się (to become established, to take hold) · uk вкорі́нюватися (to become established, to take hold) · pl zakorzenić się (to grow roots into soil) · ru приня́ться (to grow roots into soil) · pt fixar raízes (to grow roots into soil) · de Wurzeln schlagen (to become established, to take hold) · uk прижива́тися (to grow roots into soil) · el ριζοβολώ (to become established, to take hold) · uk прийня́тися (to grow roots into soil) · es radicar (to become established, to take hold) · uk пусти́ти корі́ння (to grow roots into soil) · de einwurzeln (to grow roots into soil) · uk прижи́тися (to grow roots into soil) · pt deitar raízes (to grow roots into soil) · el ριζώνω (to grow roots into soil) · mi rarau (to become established, to take hold) · es echar raíces (to grow roots into soil) · ru укорени́ться (to become established, to take hold) · sh ukorijéniti (to become established, to take hold) · pl zakorzeniać się (to grow roots into soil) · hu gyökeret ver (to become established, to take hold) · pt criar raízes (to become established, to take hold) · ta வேர்விடு (to grow roots into soil) · uk вкорени́тися (to become established, to take hold) · cmn 生根 (to grow roots into soil) · pl zakorzenić się (to become established, to take hold) · cmn 生根 (to become established, to take hold) · ta வேரூன்று (to grow roots into soil) · tr kök salmak (to become established, to take hold) · ja 根付く (to grow roots into soil) · hu gyökeret ver/ereszt/hajt (to grow roots into soil) · fr s'enraciner (to become established, to take hold) · hu rögződik (to become established, to take hold) · ru принима́ться (to grow roots into soil) · hu meggyökeresedik (to grow roots into soil) · uk прийма́тися (to grow roots into soil) · ru укореня́ться (to become established, to take hold) · el ριζοβολώ (to grow roots into soil) · fr prendre racine (to grow roots into soil) · vi mọc rễ (to grow roots into soil) · ta வேர்விழு (to grow roots into soil) · hu meggyökerezik (to grow roots into soil) · gl arraigar (to become established, to take hold) · ug يىلتىزلىماق (to grow roots into soil) · fr raciner (to grow roots into soil) · sh укорије́нити (to become established, to take hold) · hu megszilárdul (to become established, to take hold) · pt pegar (to grow roots into soil) · am ሰደደ (to grow roots into soil) · uk пуска́ти корі́ння (to grow roots into soil) · uk вкорени́тися (to grow roots into soil) · io radikifar (to become established, to take hold) · ko 뿌리박다 (to grow roots into soil) · it barbificare (to grow roots into soil) · uk вкоріня́тися (to grow roots into soil) · tr kök salmak (to grow roots into soil) · fi juurtua (to grow roots into soil) · es arraigar (to grow roots into soil) · hu meggyökeresedik (to become established, to take hold) · fi vakiintua (to become established, to take hold)