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enroot

verb

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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

eject, expel

detach, disconnect, disengage, remove
Antonyms of enroot

dislodge, root (out), uproot

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