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Verb: take root  teyk root
  1. Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
    - settle, root, steady down, settle down

Derived forms: taking root, taken root, took root, takes root

Type of: stabilise [Brit], stabilize

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take on
take one's lumps
take orders
take out
take over
take pains
take part
take place
take pride
take refuge
take root
take shape
take sides
take sides with
take someone's side
take stage
take stock
take ten
take the air
take the biscuit
take the bull by the horns