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to reroot

to reroot

6.4
To make a plant or cutting grow new roots
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈruːt/
translation icon : replantar
  • You should reroot the plant in fresh soil.

Examples

  • After the storm damaged the tree, experts tried to reroot it in better soil.

  • You can sometimes reroot a houseplant by placing its stem in water until new roots form.

  • Gardeners often reroot cuttings to propagate new plants.

  • The gardener rerooted the rose bush last spring.

  • To increase their chances of survival, gardeners often reroot cuttings in water before planting them into soil.

  • You can reroot your houseplants by trimming their roots and replanting them in fresh potting soil.

  • The team had to reroot the system to improve its performance and ensure better resource allocation.

Synonyms

to plant
vsto reroot
361 1.0

To put seeds or young plants into the soil so they grow

is concerned with creating new anchorage and renewed growth
to root
vsto reroot
21 2.6

To put a plant or cutting in soil so it can grow roots

is about helping something take hold again after loss
to replant
vsto reroot
14 3.3

To put a tree, flower, or seed back into the ground after moving it

focuses on restoring growth by making it take hold again

Antonyms

to uproot
38 4.4

To pull a plant out of the ground or force people to leave home

How Rooted

to anchor
51 3.4
to reroot
6.4
to root
21 2.6
to plant
361 1.0

Surface Forms

reroot infinitive
rerooted past
rerooted past participle
rerooting present participle
reroots third person singular

Morphology

reroot = root (transparent) = re + root

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the action 'root', especially in the sense of causing something to take root again.

Etymology

The word reroot comes from re- 'again' and root 'the part of a plant that holds it in the soil', so to reroot a cutting is to help it 'grow new roots' and become fixed in new soil.