enrooting

verb

present participle of enroot
1
as in planting
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 rooting
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrooting
  1. planting
  2. rooting
  3. breeding
  4. embedding
  5. lodging
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  • The weekend of July 25, the cannabis area is honoring Home Grow Weekend, which will feature live demonstrations and panels on planting and cultivating cannabis plants at home.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
  • Keep these guidelines in mind when planting along your driveway or fence as well.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of planting
Verb
  • Propagate catmint in late spring or early summer by cutting 3- to 4-inch-long stems, removing the lower leaves, and dipping the stems in rooting hormone.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
  • Naturally, Orr grew up rooting against Kansas whenever the schools met and was much maligned by his peers for it.
    — Latif Love July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of rooting
Verb
  • Under such conditions, mole rats usually start breeding within four or five weeks.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Members of the Purple City Genetics team teach passersby about the science and art of breeding marijuana, while providing advice to budding home growers and selling plant starts.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of breeding
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  • If your enterprise is embedding AI capabilities, an equally important exercise is to examine pricing models for your products.
    — Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Still, the company faces stiff competition establishing itself as an AI leader after giving domestic smartphone makers a head start on embedding AI into their devices.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of embedding
Verb
  • The public official is accused of lodging without permission on two docked yachts that did not belong to her.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • Massanutten Resort Massanutten, Virginia The 6,000-acre, four-season Massanutten Resort in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley offers a range of lodging options to match any budget or group size.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of lodging
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“Enrooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrooting. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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