English-Portuguese translations for take root

• enraizar
  A democracia irá enraizar-se lentamente na sociedade chinesa e procurar o seu próprio caminho.Human rights and international law are at the moment clearly the weak point; democracy will gradually take root in Chinese society and find its own way.
  Se o processo de co­decisão não funcionar de forma eficaz, a ineficiência enraizar-se-á nos processos internos de tomada de decisão da União. If the codecision procedure is not operated in an effective manner, then inefficiency will take root in the internal decision-making procedures of the Union.

Definition of take root

• To grow roots into soil
• To become established, to take hold

Examples

• Those tulip bulbs have taken root
• The new regulations have yet to take root

Related words

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• take the rough with the smooth