enroot

en·root

verb \in-ˈrüt, -ˈru̇t\

Definition of ENROOT

transitive verb

: establish, implant

Examples of ENROOT

1. <everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning>
2. <a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly>

Origin of ENROOT

Middle English

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ENROOT

Synonyms: breed, implant, inculcate, infix, inseminate, instill, plant, sow

Antonyms: dislodge, root (out), uproot

Related Words: drive, hammer, pound; embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), fix, lodge, root; imbue, infuse, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse

Near Antonyms: eliminate, eradicate; eject, expel; detach, disconnect, disengage, remove

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Rhymes with ENROOT

afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot