- rooted in something developing from or being strongly influenced by something
- His problems are deeply rooted in his childhood experiences.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- deeply
- firmly
- in
- fixed in one place; not moving or changing
- She was rooted to her chair.
- Their life is rooted in Chicago now.
- Life in the countryside remained firmly rooted in the past.
- Racism is still deeply rooted in our society.
- (Australian English, slang) extremely tired
- (Australian English, slang) too old or broken to use
Idioms
See rooted in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee rooted in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishglued/riveted/rooted to the spot
- not able to move, for example because you are frightened or surprised
- I stood rooted to the spot with terror.
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