Adjektiv

verwurzelten

rooted, deep-rooted, ingrained

Er hat tief verwurzelte Überzeugungen.

He has deep-rooted convictions.

Wir fällten den alten, tief verwurzelten Baum.

We felled the old, deep-rooted tree.

((Adjective)) ((Noun)) modifying a noun Er hat tief verwurzelte Überzeugungen.

((sein)) ((Adjective)) used as a predicate Diese Tradition ist tief verwurzelt.

Synonyms: tiefgreifend, fest verankert; Antonyms: oberflächlich, entwurzelt

From the prefix 'ver-' (indicating intensity) + 'Wurzel' (root). It signifies a state of being 'thoroughly rooted'.

Imagine the strong 'Wurzeln' (roots) of a tree that are 'ver-' (very) deep in the ground. This represents something stable and hard to change.

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