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Radicate

Radicate \Rad"i*cate\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. i. To take root; to become rooted.
--Evelyn.

Radicate

Radicate \Rad"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Radicated (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Radicating.] To cause to take root; to plant deeply and firmly; to root.

Time should . . . rather confirm and radicate in us the remembrance of God's goodness.
--Barrow.

Radicate

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.

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radicate
  1. 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

  2. 1 (context rare English) To cause to take root; to plant or establish firmly. 2 (context obsolete English) To take root; to become established.

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