radicate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US verb /ˈrædɪˌkeɪt/ adj /ˈrædɪkət/ UK verb /ˈrædɪkeɪt/ adj /ˈrædɪkət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to take root or cause something to become firmly rooted or established

US /ˈrædɪˌkeɪt/ UK /ˈrædɪkeɪt/

Repeated custom can radicate a belief deeply in a community.
2

verb
to extract the mathematical root of a number or expression

US /ˈrædɪˌkeɪt/ UK /ˈrædɪkeɪt/

The program can exponentiate and radicate symbolic expressions.
3

adj
rooted, deep-seated, or furnished with a root

US /ˈrædɪkət/ UK /ˈrædɪkət/

The fungus has a radicate base attached to the buried wood.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to take root or cause... root establish ingrain

2 verb · to extract the mathematical... extract a root

3 adj · rooted, deep-seated, or... rooteddeep-seated

Opposites

eradicate uproot

Word family

Forms radicated

Derived forms radication

Related forms radicalradixroot

Etymology

From Latin radicatus, the past participle of radicari, 'to take root,' from radix, 'root.' The mathematical sense likewise refers to finding a root.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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