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rooting

1

[ roo-ting, root-ing ]

noun

  1. a small or newly growing root of a plant, especially as used in plant propagation:

    Cuttings, rootings, and bulbs can be sourced from your local garden store.

  2. the process of propagating plants from small sections of a root or rhizome or by forcing the growth of new roots:

    Most plant rootings can be done in water.

    A long, supple lower limb is carefully bent so it touches the ground and stripped of leaves and small shoots where the rooting is to take place.

  3. the act or process of growing roots:

    Simply by adding compost to the soil you will aerate it and improve the rooting and growth of your shrubs and trees.

  4. the act or process of implanting or stabilizing something, as though it were a plant root:

    The above-ground installation takes place after the rooting of the footing sections.

  5. the act or process of firmly fixing or establishing something, or the state of being firmly fixed or established:

    The rooting of a person's attention in the present moment allows flotation to have a similar effect to that of meditation.

    Our teaching methods clarify concepts and provide students with a rooting in real business practices.

  6. the state of being the source, origin, or basis of something:

    For a concept to have meaning it must have some rooting in our experience, at least by analogy.

  7. Digital Technology. the act or process of gaining access to or manipulating the operating system of an electronic device, as a smartphone, tablet, or gaming system:

    The rooting is done in three steps, and the tablet will reboot at the end of each step.



adjective

  1. of or relating to the roots or rhizomes of plants:

    The rooting system consists of a short, thick taproot and vigorous, rhizomatous, creeping roots.

  2. of or relating to the propagation of plants by growing them from pieces of roots:

    Keep the rooting media evenly moist, but never soggy.

  3. Digital Technology. of or relating to gaining access to or manipulating the operating system of an electronic device, as in order to alter system files or settings:

    The rooting process involves the modification of system files that communicate directly with the device's hardware.

rooting

2

[ roo-ting, root-ing ]

noun

  1. the act or result of digging up or turning over soil, especially with the snout:

    The nature guides say there are no wild boar here, but we have found clear evidence of rootings, and we’re backed up by local sighting reports.

  2. the act of searching for or unearthing something: .

    All inquiries, charges, rootings through the evidence, and rehashings of the past were abandoned; the country moved on

adjective

  1. having to do with turning over or digging up soil:

    The rooting activities of armadillos can damage the below-ground portions of native vegetation.

rooting

3

[ roo-ting, root-ing ]

noun

  1. the act of cheering on or supporting a person or team (often used attributively):

    In spite of all the rooting and automatic qualification for being the host country, the United States did not get beyond the second round.

    The rooting section for the young patient includes her parents and her 10-year-old brother.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rooting1

First recorded in 1350–1400; root 1( def ) + -ing 1( def ) for the noun senses; root 1( def ) + -ing 2( def ) for the adjective senses

Origin of rooting2

First recorded in 1570–80; root 2( def ) + -ing 1( def ) for the noun senses; root 2( def ) + -ing 2( def ) for the adjective senses

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Example Sentences

Amid a national economic crisis, a movement sprang up that was both genuinely grass-roots and assisted by elite Republicans.

Quartz’s membership product is unique because unlike a trade publisher rooted in a single industry, Quartz’s readers come to it to learn about the niche areas of focus, like climate tech and the podcast industry, as well as macro-trends.

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Facebook also said in its update its artificial intelligence systems are getting significantly better at rooting out posts with hate speech, even as the content continues to proliferate on its social media sites.

Populus tremuloides, the quaking aspen, grows in clonal colonies, which means each stem in a grove is genetically identical, connected by an immense underground root system called a rhizome.

Because they have a dense network of roots that can survive both above and below the waterline, the mangroves reduce wave force and capture sediments.

But secretly rooting for the good Israelis and wishing them success is one thing.

Before I was the underdog, slowly growing so people were rooting me on.

Even as a Democrat, I am rooting for the GOP to seize this slam-dunk opportunity.

And it all began with a young model rooting through Paris flea markets to find something that made her feel good.

And the press, no matter what she did, they were never rooting for her.

He walked first to one side, and then the other, rooting in the dirt with his funny, rubbery nose.

Just as he was he got up out of his leaf-bed, and began rooting around in the ground for acorns.

I left them as they were, and busied myself with rooting out undeniable weeds and carting off the slash and rubbish.

In between, the soil was all harrowed and upturned into great cusps as though many swine had been rooting there for mast.

The pigs wandered over the hills rooting under the tender grass.

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