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rootage

rootage

9.5
A strong fixed position that is hard to move
  • noun
  • /ˈruːtɪdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : enraizamiento
  • Her success in the art world has deep rootage in her childhood experiences and artistic upbringing.
  • deep rootage

Examples

  • The tree's strong rootage allows it to withstand fierce storms and harsh weather conditions.

  • The fact is that, while local faith communities provide us a necessary, albeit ambiguous, context for our life with God, they are also gateways to the discovery of our deeper rootage in the historic community of the people of God in history, a pilgrim community that begins with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and will only end when "God will wipe away every tear from their eyes" at the end of history.

    Academic text (1993)

  • That is, they know that the new life as brothers and sisters, which they experience in their proximate and historic life together, has its deepest rootage in the community of humankind, and that they will remain ever restless until all human beings share in the justice and mercy that brothers and sisters deserve.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The traditions of the community have a strong rootage in their shared history and cultural values.

Synonyms

root
vsrootage
502 3.1

The place or cause where something begins

focuses on being established rather than the origin or cause
roots
vsrootage
1 3.6

A place or culture a person comes from and feels connected to

is about firm establishment or foundation not ancestry or background
rootedness
vsrootage
6.0

Being held firmly in the ground by roots especially in plants

is broader and includes figurative sense of a strong foundation

Antonyms

unstable
80 4.4

Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall

unestablished
1 7.3

Not well known or accepted by many people

How Established

entrenchment
1 7.4
establishment
122 3.8
rootage
  • Archaic
9.5
foundation
  • Specialized
127 3.6
origin
228 2.7
beginning
1.0

Surface Forms

rootage singular
rootages plural

Morphology

rootage = root (opaque) = root + age

This sense depends on a metaphorical extension from physical roots to being firmly established, so the meaning is not straightforwardly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Rootage uses root in the sense of 'firmly fixed' and the ending -age to show 'a state or result'. So rootage can mean being well established or rooted, like a tree whose strong roots make it hard to move.