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Meanings of take root in English

Portuguese
acomodar
Catalan
establir-se

Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.

        acomodar
        Usage of take root in English
        1
        Onetti said that concept has been slower to take root in Europe.
        Reuters
        2
        But their efforts need a stable environment to take root and develop.
        The Irish Times
        3
        There are also worries that religious or political militancy could take root.
        Reuters
        4
        Particularly in German Switzerland did his ideas take root and reorganize education.
        The History of Education / Educational Practice and Progress Con...
        5
        We must try to halt problems before they take root and grow.
        Broken Circle
        6
        This is what makes it so hard for democracy to take root.
        The Guardian
        7
        Somehow I feel I could never take root in any other soil.
        The Belgian Twins
        8
        The more sinful you are, the more likely salvation can take root.
        Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
        9
        Wilding pines or conifers take root almost anywhere, spread by windblown seeds.
        Radio NZ
        10
        It was plain that he must take root there and grow-ordie.
        The Settler and the Savage
        11
        Considering her great sensitiveness, I thought some of it would take root.
        Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
        12
        And that's how our crazy scheme began to take root in reality.
        The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
        13
        Although if she didn't watch out, it would take root and grow.
        Bag of Bones
        14
        One must come to a stop and take root at some time.
        An Antarctic Mystery
        15
        How hard to take root in a soil my fathers never ploughed!
        Fated to Be Free: A Novel
        16
        God help me, and make my boiled beans take root and grow!
        The Junior Classics, Volume 1: Fairy and wonder tales
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