rad´i|ca´tion

rad´i|ca´tion
rad|i|cate «RAD uh kayt», verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing, adjective.
–v.i.
to take root; produce roots: »

Trees began…to radicate where but lately a shrub wanted moisture (Thomas Blount).

–v.t.
to cause to take root; plant firmly: »

Figurative. Radicate Thy Love within me, O my God, Let it be rooted deep (Richard Welton).

–adj.
Biology. rooted.
[< Latin rādīcāre (with English -ate1) < rādīx, -īcis root]
rad´i|ca´tion, noun.

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