enrooted

verb

past tense of enroot
1
as in planted
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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2
as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly

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  1. planted
  2. rooted
  3. bred
  4. embedded
Verb
  • At times, her face is planted against projections of a raging California fire.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Each was designed to be planted and harvested under slightly different conditions.
    — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of planted
Verb
  • The estate’s appeal is rooted not only in its scale and flexibility, but also in the character of the main home itself.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vining types like Monstera adansonii, on the other hand, can be rooted just like vining pothos or philodendrons.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of rooted
Verb
  • John may have been on a training regimen to become the new Green Lantern, but Hal, in his own way, was bred for it too.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the documentary project, Blavin traveled to Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, a facility that bred beagles for biomedical research.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of bred
Verb
  • During that time, its activities will be funded by voluntary contributions from Adidas, H&M Group, Inditex and Bestseller, but the hope is that other brands join too, and the blueprint is eventually embedded in EPR policies across the EU.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Financial results often provide some of the earliest evidence that assumptions embedded in an operating model are no longer holding.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of embedded
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