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radicate(2) (iou)



radicate verb trans. Now rare. L15.
[Latin radicat- pa. ppl stem of radicare or radicari take root, from radic-, RADIX root: see -ATE3.]
Cause to take root; plant or establish firmly. Chiefly fig. Usu. in pass.
radi'cation noun the process of taking root; the fact of being rooted or firmly established: L15.