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rooted |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Root \Root\ (r[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rooted}; p. pr & vb n. {Rooting}.] 1. To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow. In deep grounds the weeds root deeper. --Mortimer. 2. To be firmly fixed; to be established. If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause misappehensions he gave them not leave to root and fasten by concealment. --Bp. Fell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rooted \Root"ed\, a. Having taken root; firmly implanted; fixed in the heart. ``A rooted sorrow.'' --Shak. -- {Root"*ed*ly}, adv -- {Root"ed*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rooted adj : absolutely still "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" [syn: {frozen(p)}, {rooted(p)}, {stock-still}]
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