ALL meanings of take root
take root
T t - verbal expression take root idea: become established 1
- noun take root a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 1
- noun take root a similar organ developed from some other part of a plant, as one of those by which ivy clings to its support. 1
- noun take root any underground part of a plant, as a rhizome. 1
- noun take root something resembling or suggesting the root of a plant in position or function: roots of wires and cables. 1
- noun take root the embedded or basal portion of a hair, tooth, nail, nerve, etc. 1
- noun take root the fundamental or essential part: the root of a matter. Synonyms: base, foundation, basic part, basic element. 1
- noun take root the source or origin of a thing: The love of money is the root of all evil. Synonyms: beginning, rise, fount, fountainhead, spring, wellspring; derivation, originator. 1
- noun take root a person or family as the source of offspring or descendants. Synonyms: parent, progenitor; ancestor(s), forebear(s), forefather. 1
- noun take root an offshoot or scion. 1
- noun take root Mathematics. Also called nth root. a quantity that, when raised to the nth power (multiplied by itself n times), produces a given quantity: The number 2 is the square root of 4, the cube root of 8, and the fourth root of 16. a value of the argument of a function for which the function takes the value zero. 1
- noun take root Computers. Also called root directory. the topmost directory of a hierarchical file system. the UNIX account, having the username “root,” that allows administrator privileges. 1
- noun take root Grammar. a morpheme that underlies an inflectional or derivational paradigm, as dance, the root in danced, dancer, or ten-, the root of Latin tendere “to stretch.”. such a form reconstructed for a parent language, as *sed-, the hypothetical proto-Indo-European root meaning “sit.”. 1
- noun take root roots. a person's original or true home, environment, and culture: He's lived in New York for twenty years, but his roots are in France. the personal relationships, affinity for a locale, habits, and the like, that make a country, region, city, or town one's true home: He lived in Tulsa for a few years, but never established any roots there. personal identification with a culture, religion, etc., seen as promoting the development of the character or the stability of society as a whole. 1
- noun take root Music. the fundamental tone of a compound tone or of a series of harmonies. the lowest tone of a chord when arranged as a series of thirds; the fundamental. 1
- noun take root Machinery. (in a screw or other threaded object) the narrow inner surface between threads. Compare crest (def 18), flank (def 7). (in a gear) the narrow inner surface between teeth. 1
- noun take root Australian Informal. an act of sexual intercourse. 1
- noun take root Shipbuilding. the inner angle of an angle iron. 1
- verb with object take root to fix by or as if by roots: We were rooted to the spot by surprise. 1
- verb with object take root to implant or establish deeply: Good manners were rooted in him like a second nature. 1
- verb with object take root to pull, tear, or dig up by the roots (often followed by up or out). 1
- verb with object take root to extirpate; exterminate; remove completely (often followed by up or out): to root out crime. Synonyms: eradicate, eliminate, wipe out, obliterate. 1
- verb with object take root Digital Technology. to gain access to the operating system of (a smartphone, tablet, gaming console, etc.), as to alter system files or settings. Compare jailbreak (def 3). to install a rootkit on (a computer, electronic device, etc.). 1
- verb without object take root to become fixed or established. 1
- verb without object take root Digital Technology. to manipulate the operating system of a smartphone, tablet, etc. Compare jailbreak (def 4). 1
- idioms take root root and branch, utterly; entirely: to destroy something root and branch. 1
- idioms take root take root, to send out roots; begin to grow. to become fixed or established: The prejudices of parents usually take root in their children. 1
- phrase take root If an idea, belief, or custom takes root, it becomes established among a group of people. 0
- noun take root to begin growing by putting out roots 0
- noun take root to become settled or established 0