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enroot

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Synonyms and Antonyms of enroot

1 to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set

everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning

Synonyms of enroot

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

Words Related to enroot

drive, hammer, pound

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), fix, lodge, root

imbue, infuse, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse

2 to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly

Synonyms of enroot

bed, embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), fix, impact, implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

Words Related to enroot

imbue, infuse, instill

beat (into), drive (into)

establish, place, put, settle, stick

Near Antonyms of enroot

eliminate, eradicate

detach, disconnect, disengage, remove

Antonyms of enroot

dislodge, root (out), uproot

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