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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Root \Root\ (r[=oo]t), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Rooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rooting}.]
1. To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
In deep grounds the weeds root deeper. --Mortimer.
2. To be firmly fixed; to be established.
If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause misappehensions, he gave them not leave to root and fasten by concealment. --Bp. Fell.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rooting
noun: the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
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