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enroot

American  
[en-root, -root] / ɛnˈrut, -ˈrʊt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to fix by the root.

  2. to attach or place securely; implant deeply.

enroot British  
/ ɪnˈruːt /

verb

  1. to establish (plants) by fixing their roots in the earth

  2. to fix firmly, implant, or embed

    to enroot an idea in the mind
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Etymology

Origin of enroot

First recorded in 1480–90; en- 1 + root 1

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