enroot

[ en-root, -root ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to fix by the root.

  2. to attach or place securely; implant deeply.

Origin of enroot

1
First recorded in 1480–90; en-1 + root1

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British Dictionary definitions for enroot

enroot

/ (ɪnˈruːt) /


verb(tr; usually passive)
  1. to establish (plants) by fixing their roots in the earth

  2. to fix firmly, implant, or embed: to enroot an idea in the mind

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