What is the meaning of rooted?

verb

  • Take root and begin to grow.
    • usage: "this plant roots quickly"
  • Come into existence, originate.
    • usage: "The problem roots in her depression"
  • Plant by the roots.
  • Dig with the snout.
    • usage: "the pig was rooting for truffles"
  • Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.
    • usage: "He finally settled down"
  • Cause to take roots.

adjective

  • Absolutely still.
    • usage: "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"
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APAWordNet. (2010). rooted. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/rooted/definitions/1182524
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