rooted

[ roo-tid, root-id ]

adjective

1. having roots. root.
2. firmly implanted (often used in combination):

   a deep-rooted belief.

rooted

/ ˈruːtɪd /

adjective

1. having roots
2. deeply felt

   rooted objections

3. slang.
   tired or defeated
4. get rooted! taboo.
   get rooted! an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person

Other Words From

• rooted·ly adverb
• rooted·ness noun
• multi·rooted adjective
• under·rooted adjective
• well-rooted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rooted¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English roted; root ¹, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

Some of these hurdles are more deep-rooted than others, so we’ve broken down four of the most common SEO problems on Shopify and how you can fix them for your webstore.

From Search Engine Watch

Tensions were high, seeded by deep-rooted racial friction and political polarization.

From MIT Technology Review

Now, through rootEd, the model inspired by Ayers is in 23 rural high schools and has partnerships with four community colleges.

From Washington Post

Ayers and rootEd are showing how barriers to higher education can be overcome with personalized guidance.

From Washington Post

We all grew up in an arcade or on a Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, and it’s deeply rooted in who we are.

From Everything After Z

As a man who helped people become fugitives to save their skins, his focus on immigration is rooted in a personal life experience.

From The Daily Beast

The first meeting featured multiple speakers deeply rooted in a partisan agenda.

From The Daily Beast

Colfer's artistic callings share a common thread: they are deeply personal and rooted in a challenging childhood.

From The Daily Beast

Because that whole celebrity hacking episode seemed rooted in misogyny.

From The Daily Beast

The worldwide panic over her new look is rooted in a sense of betrayal to the "be yourself" values that Bridget Jones embodied.

From The Daily Beast

Her feet felt rooted to the floor in the wonder and doubt of this strange occurrence.

From Project Gutenberg

He could easily tell where the acorns had been hidden, and, a moment later, he had rooted them up and was eating them.

From Project Gutenberg

You cannot all at once eradicate the deep-rooted customs and habits of any people, whoever they may be.

From Project Gutenberg

The voices whispered something further, and then in the corridor Jessie saw something that rooted her to the spot.

From Project Gutenberg

Houses innumerable had been built for it on deck, but the sagacious animal had a rooted antipathy to restraint.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• entrenched
• fixed