French Conversation · Level 147
30 words
French word
enraciner
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃ʁasine/
Meaning
- verbinstill
Example
Les parents enracinent des valeurs chez leurs enfants.
The parents instill values in their children.
More examples
La réforme vise à enraciner de nouvelles pratiques dans l'administration.
The reform aims to establish new practices in the administration.
Core concept
Roots gripping soil firmly, then anchoring an idea, habit, or value in a person's life.
Common phrases
enraciner des valeurs
instill values
enraciner une habitude
establish a habit
Similar words
transmettre: To hand on ideas or things to other people or future generations.
enseigner: To help someone acquire knowledge or skills through instruction.
renforcer: To strengthen a quality or relationship that already exists.
consolider: To make a foundation or relationship more secure and stable.
Definition in French
Fixer par des racines dans la terre; au sens figuré, rendre stable et durable une idée, une habitude ou une valeur.
Word origin
Enraciner combines the prefix en- with racine, from Latin radix through French racine, and its root-based sense developed into a figurative one.
Usage tips
- Enraciner is transitive, while the reflexive form s'enraciner describes a person, group, or practice becoming established in a place or context.
Other meanings
- rootverb
Opposites
- déracineruprootverb
Related words
- enracinementtaking rootnoun
- enracinédeeply rootedadjective