˜yÐÄvlog

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rootage

[ roo-tij, root-ij ]

noun

  1. the act of taking root.
  2. a root system or firm fixture by means of roots. root.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rootage1

First recorded in 1580–90; root 1 + -age
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Nothing is more astounding, on their own showing, than the ignorance of the Fathers about the nature, the significance, the descent of Gnosticism, and its rootage in the remotest past.

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Sturdy oaks and mountain pines that had weathered every storm for fifty years, were torn up from their firm rootage.

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The opposite wall was covered with verdure—hardy trees and shrubs found their rootage in the crevices between the rocks.

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We shall find our rootage in the soil.

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You forget the wide rootages of everything when you boost some particular region.

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