Meaning
root, take root
- to fix firmly or establish deep roots (literal or figurative)
- (reflexive 'radicarsi') to become deeply ingrained, settled, or rooted
In a sentence
Certe tradizioni popolari tendono a radicarsi profondamente nella cultura locale.
Certain folk traditions tend to become deeply ingrained in local culture.
Il pregiudizio si è radicato nella mente collettiva dopo anni di disinformazione.
The prejudice became rooted in the collective mind after years of misinformation.
Non dobbiamo permettere che simili abitudini negative si radichino tra noi.
We must not allow such negative habits to take root among us.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| radicare | infinitive |
| radico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| radichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| radica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| radichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| radicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| radicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| radicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| radicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| radicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| radicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| radicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| radicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| radicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| radicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| radicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| radicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| radicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| radicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| radicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| radicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| radicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| radicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| radicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| radicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| radichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| radichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| radichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| radichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| radichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| radichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| radicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| radicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| radicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| radicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| radicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| radicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| radicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| radicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| radicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| radicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| radichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| radicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| radica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| radichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| radicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| radicando | gerund |
| radicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most frequently encountered as the reflexive verb 'radicarsi' or the past participle adjective 'radicato' ('deep-rooted').
- Spelling quirk: adds an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to keep the hard /k/ sound ('radichi', 'radicherà').