rooted
/ˈruːtɪd/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of root (to cause a plant to grow roots; to fix or establish firmly).
- He rooted his ideas in years of careful research.
- The strong winds rooted the fence posts deep into the earth.
- She rooted the cutting in water before planting it in soil.
adjective
- Having developed roots and growing in the ground, as a plant.
- The farmer checked that each seedling was firmly rooted in the soil.
- After the storm, the rooted trees remained standing while others had fallen.
- The gardener carefully transplanted the rooted rose bush into a larger pot.
- Firmly established and unlikely to change; deeply felt or held.
- His rooted belief in honesty guided every decision he made.
- The community has a rooted tradition of celebrating the harvest festival together.
- Her love for music is deeply rooted in her childhood experiences.
- Stuck or fixed in one place and unable to move.
- The child stood rooted to the spot, too scared to run away.
- Fear rooted him to the ground as the car skidded toward him.
- I was rooted to my chair, fascinated by the movie.
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