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take root

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb take root has 1 sense
  1. settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
    --1 is one way to stabilize, stabilise
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

Definitions from the Web

Take Root

Part of Speech: Verb phrase

Sense:

  1. To establish or begin to grow, especially plants or ideas.

Usage:

  • When spring arrives, the seeds take root and start to sprout.
  • After years of struggling, the idea finally took root and gained widespread acceptance.

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