radicar

/xadʒiˈkaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
radico
preterite (eu)
radiquei
past participle
radicado

Meaning

  1. to take root

    • Radicou-se no Brasil.

      He settled in Brazil.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

arraigar

radicar is more formal or abstract, like an idea taking root, or "radicar-se," to settle somewhere; arraigar is more literal or figurative, like habits or traditions taking root — both mean "to take root."

enraizar

enraizar is more literal, "to root"; radicar is more formal or abstract, to take root or settle somewhere.

Practice

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