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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  take root
       v : become settled or established and stable in one's residence
           or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: settle,
           root, steady down, settle down]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take root
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive literally) To grow roots into soil.
     2 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To become established, to take
  hold.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  take root
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive literally) To grow roots into soil.
     2 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To become established, to take
  hold.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  take root
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive literally) To grow roots into soil.
     2 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To become established, to take
  hold.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  take root
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive literally) To grow roots into soil.
     2 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To become established, to take
  hold.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take root /tˈeɪk ɹˈuːt/ 
  zakořenit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  take root /tˈeɪk ɹˈuːt/
   [fig.] sich festsetzen , haften bleiben , einen Platz finden [übtr.]
        "take root in a place"  - an einem Ort heimisch werden, einen festen Platz finden
        "It took decades for democratic ideals to take root in that part of the world."  - Es dauerte Jahrzehnte bis die demokratischen Ideale einen festen Platz in diesem Teil der Welt bekamen.
   see: The idea had taken root in my mind.
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  take root /tˈeɪk ɹˈuːt/ 
  1. vakiintua
  to become established, to take hold
  2. juurtua
  to grow roots into soil

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  take root /tˈeɪk ɹˈuːt/ 
  根付く
  to grow roots into soil

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     生根,扎根,固定

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