taking root
Starting to grow
Taking root describes something becoming established or fixed in place.
The image is of a plant sending roots into soil, gaining purchase where it was planted.
Ideas take root in someone's mind; customs take root in a culture; settlers take root in new territory.
Democracy was slow to take root after the revolution.
The phrase suggests gradual establishment rather than sudden arrival.
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- emergenceComing into existence
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
cultivation · nourishment · soil · propagation · transplanting · grafting · horticulture · nurturing
Fastening securely to position
- entrenchingFirmly establishing something
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- ingrainingEmbedding deeply within
- securingMaking firmly fixed
stabilizing · implanting · ensconcing · fortifying · solidifying · deepening · consolidating · grounding
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- nascentBeginning to develop
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- dawnDay's first glow
origin · infancy · outset · commencement · threshold · inauguration · debut · incipience
Self-reliant land-based lifestyle
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- dwellingPlace of residence
- inhabitingLiving in a place
- colonizingOccupying and controlling territory
immigrating · relocating · residing · establishing · integration · adaptation · assimilation · acculturation
Succeeding vigorously
- prosperingSucceeding financially or generally
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- succeedingAttaining aims or following
burgeoning · expansion · proliferation · abundance · fruitful · productive · vibrant · flourishing
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
budding · cultivation · nourishment · soil · propagation · transplanting · grafting · horticulture · nurturing · developing
anchoring
Fastening securely to position
- entrenchingFirmly establishing something
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- ingrainingEmbedding deeply within
securing · stabilizing · implanting · ensconcing · fortifying · solidifying · deepening · consolidating · grounding · settling
inception
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- nascentBeginning to develop
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
dawn · origin · infancy · outset · commencement · threshold · inauguration · debut · incipience · starting
homesteading
Self-reliant land-based lifestyle
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- dwellingPlace of residence
- inhabitingLiving in a place
colonizing · immigrating · relocating · residing · establishing · integration · adaptation · assimilation · acculturation · community
thriving
Succeeding vigorously
- prosperingSucceeding financially or generally
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomingBeginning to flower
succeeding · burgeoning · expansion · proliferation · abundance · fruitful · productive · vibrant · flourishing · vitality
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase