radicare

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to take root, to root (of a plant)
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to take root [with in ‘in’] (of an idea)
  3. (figuratively, transitive, uncommon) to inculcate (a belief, opinion, etc.)

Hyphenated as
ra‧di‧cà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ra.diˈka.re/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin rādīcāre (“to take root”).

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