juurruttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• implant verb To fix something firmly and deeply in place, often figuratively.
• instill verb To gradually establish an idea, feeling, or value in someone's mind so it becomes part of who they are.
• plant noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

Senses

juurruttaa is used for these senses in English:

• implant (transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
• instill (transitive) To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
• plant (transitive) To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of.
• root To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

implant — full definition

1. verb To fix something firmly and deeply in place, often figuratively.
2. verb To insert something surgically into the body.
3. noun A device or tissue surgically placed inside the body.

instill — full definition

1. verb To gradually establish an idea, feeling, or value in someone's mind so it becomes part of who they are.
2. verb To add a liquid slowly, drop by drop, often for medical purposes.

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