ENROOT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

enroot

verb

in-ˈrüt

Definition of enroot

as in to plant

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning

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as in to root

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly

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The seed was planted when my parents took me to see The Color Purple (1985).

— Billy Luther, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Curry is firmly planted in the Bay Area after signing a two-year, $116 million contract extension with the Golden State Warriors in September.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of plant

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These large birds winged their way from breeding sites in Alaska, Canada even Siberia to the area.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Since then the old Fowltown Swamp where Old Ripper used to roam and where wild pigs lived and bred for hundreds of years has vanished.

— Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of breed

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After an earthquake destroyed much of Tashkent in 1966, these mosaic designs were embedded into new constructions, becoming a distinctive part of Uzbekistan’s Soviet-era architectural landscape.

— Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
For Hobbhahn, the episode underscores the need for independent safety researchers to be embedded more deeply within AI labs, with significant access to internal systems and evidence.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of embed

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The tax would be paid by lodging guests, not directly by property owners, and would remain in place until ended by voters.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Countess Ingeborg Kálnoky ran the guest house where witnesses summoned to Nuremberg were lodged, which meant that victims of Nazism and perpetrators of it slept in adjacent bedrooms, passed one another on the stairs and took meals at the same table.

— Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

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enrolls (in)

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enrooted

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