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radicate Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: R AE1 D AH0 K EY0 T

What Does Radicate Mean?

As a verb, radicate means To cause to take root; to plant or establish firmly. It is also used to mean To take root; to become established. As an adjective, it means Rooted; deep-seated; firmly established.

Radicate Definition (Verb)

  1. To cause to take root; to plant or establish firmly.
  2. To take root; to become established.
  3. To extract the root of a number.

Radicate as an Adjective

  1. Rooted; deep-seated; firmly established.
  2. Having a root; growing from a root; (of a fungus) having rootlike outgrowths at the base of the stipe.
  3. Fixed at the bottom as if rooted.

Synonyms of Radicate

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Antonyms of Radicate

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Radicate in a Sentence

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Word Forms & Grammar

radicate (third-person singular simple present radicates, present participle radicating, simple past and past participle radicated)

radicate

Origin of Radicate

From Latin radicatus, past participle of radicari (“to take root”), from radix (“root”).

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