take root

What does take root mean?

take root means "become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style".

What is another word for take root?

Close synonyms include settle, root, steady down, settle down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take root a common word?

take root is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for take root come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.