Definition of take root. 1 of a plant : to grow and develop roots : to become rooted … damage to the ecosystem makes it easier for nonnative plants … to take root and crowd out native …

take root - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" steady down , settle down , root , settle stabilise , stabilize - become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

take root. If an idea, belief, or system takes root somewhere, it starts to be accepted there: Communism has never really taken root in England. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accepting & agreeing.

take root meaning: 1. If an idea, belief, or system takes root somewhere, it starts to be accepted there: 2. If an…. Learn more.

Become established or fixed, as in We're not sure how the movement took root, but it did so very rapidly. This idiom transfers the establishment of a plant, whose roots settle into …

to send out roots; begin to grow. b. to become fixed or established. The prejudices of parents usually take root in their children. See full dictionary entry for root. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Definition of TAKE ROOT (phrase): plant: begin to grow somewhere; idea, belief, system: become established and accepted

take Immunology noun A popular term for a vaccine's efficacy; it is said to 'have taken' if there is a ≥ 4-fold ↑ in antibody titers Transplant immunology The adherence of a free skin graft occurring between days 3 and 5 of the transfer of skin Vox populi Opinion, as in, '…what's your 'take' on this…'

1 : to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as. a : to seize or capture physically took them as prisoners. b : to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing. c (1) : to move against (an opponent's piece, as in chess) and remove from play.