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Answer for the clue "Cause to take root ", 8 letters:
radicate

Word definitions for radicate in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Radicate \Rad"i*cate\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[asl]t), a. [L. radicatus, p. p. of radicari to take root, fr. radix. See Radix .] Radicated.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 rooted; deep-seated; firmly established. 2 (context botany English) Having a root; growing from a root; (of a fungus) having rootlike outgrowths at the base of the stipe v 1 (context rare English) To cause to take root; to plant or establish firmly. 2 ...

Usage examples of radicate.

Era messa in forse la condizione stessa della realtà fi­sica, tutte le più radicate certezze dell'essere cedevano di fronte a quell'atto.