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rooting

The correct spelling is rooting.

How to pronounce rooting

verb

Say it like: Roo-tin-g

The correct spelling is rooting. To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow. For example: "The cuttings are starting to root."

Usage Examples

The cuttings are starting to root.

We rooted some cuttings last summer.

I want to root my Android phone so I can remove the preinstalled crapware.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
  2. 2.To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings
  3. 3.To be firmly fixed; to be established.
  4. 4.To get root or priviledged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.
  5. 5.To turn up or dig with the snout.

noun

  1. 1.A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding.
  2. 2.The process of forming roots.
  3. 3.A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.
  4. 4.A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.

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