enroot

verb

in-ˈrüt How to pronounce enroot (audio)
Definition of enrootnext
1
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning

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2
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enroot
  1. plant
  2. root
  3. breed
  4. embed
  5. lodge
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  • So can food plots, especially those planted with timely species.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Air Force One's coms went down because of malicious code planted by Leonard Rish’s daughter in the NCIS-verse’s 1,000th episode, and the vice president actually just ate some bad chicken.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of plant
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  • As previously reported by USA TODAY, the annual viral debate is rooted not only in preferences and good fun, but in psychology as well.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Amityville may strike modern viewers raised on Insidious and Conjuring flicks as slightly passé: The pacing is quintessentially ’70s, which is to say deliberate, yet the film works all the better for it, rooting the horror in suspense and touting a visually vintage sheen.
    Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of root
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  • This species also breeds in the Atacama and other parts of Chile and Argentina.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But why not actually give him one instead of breeding false hopes in their primary operative?
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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  • Here are my top recommendations for how to embed DEI work throughout your organization.
    Carla Thompson Payton, Essence, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Prompt Injection As chatbots become increasingly popular, prompt injection attacks—where malicious prompts are embedded in training data to manipulate AI outputs—pose a significant risk.
    Dr. Fene Osakwe, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of embed
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  • Some of the projectiles were lodged in the frontal lobe of his brain.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The increase is attributed to growth in the B2B segment and increased lodging revenue.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Enroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroot. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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