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deep-rooted Definition

deep·-rooted (-ro̵̅o̅t′id, -ro̵ot′id)

adjective

  1. having deep roots
  2. firmly fixed; hard to remove deep-rooted bias

deep-rooted Usage Examples

Preposition: in

people: The desire for predictive capability is deep-rooted in people.

Modifies a noun

  • tradition: In France their standards sit easily with the age-old, deep-rooted traditions of French cuisine.
  • belief: People have deep-rooted beliefs have about the pool of ability in a society.
  • fear: A deep-rooted fear for himself, and Marian, infused him.
  • problem: Of course, foreign adoption will not solve the deep-rooted problems facing the developing world.
  • sense: There's a deep-rooted sense in our country that somehow all is not quite right.
  • cause: The deep-rooted social causes of drug misuse are being ignored.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: The hysteria around sex, disease and death is so deep-rooted in our culture.
  • very: Or I may have an irresistible ( and fairly abstract ) preoccupation with something very deep-rooted.
  • equally: The fundamental changes taking place in public services require equally deep-rooted changes in regulation.
  • too: And I don't mean feel sorry for yourself while whimpering " I've tried, but the situation is too deep-rooted... " .

Used with adjective complement

become: It can be harder to communicate when problems have become more deep-rooted.