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become firmly established; consolidate; ensure; establish firmly; fix; take root (1. if a plant takes root, it begins to grow somewhere 2. if an idea, belief, or system takes root, it becomes established and accepted Compromise is essential if peace is to take root in this troubled area. MED. The classroom should be a place where creativity can take root and flourish. It was years before democratic ideals took root in that part of the world. MWALD. Communism has never really taken root in England. CALD. the idea had taken root in my mind. NOED Alexander Demidov); take hold (to become effective, established, or popular: The change in the law has not yet taken hold. new ideas that have recently taken hold in the fashion industry. MWALD Alexander Demidov); be consolidated; be strengthened |
