rooted
adjective
[ ˈruːtɪd ]
• exhausted; worn out.
• "I’m usually completely rooted by the end of a trip and need heaps of physio to recover"
root
verb
• cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots.
• "root your own cuttings from stock plants"
• establish deeply and firmly.
• "vegetarianism is rooted in Indian culture"
• cause (someone) to stand immobile through fear or amazement.
• "George was rooted to the spot in disbelief"
Similar:
unable to move from,
frozen to,
riveted to,
paralysed to,
glued to,
fixed to,
stock-still,
as still as a statue,
as if turned to stone,
motionless,
unmoving,
• gain access to the root account of (a smartphone or computer).
• "we explained how to manually root almost any Android device"
• have sex with.
Origin:
late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót ; related to Latin radix, also to wort.
root
verb
• (of an animal) turn up the ground with its snout in search of food.
• "stray dogs rooting around for bones and scraps"
Origin:
Old English wrōtan, of Germanic origin; related to Old English wrōt ‘snout’, German Rüssel ‘snout’, and perhaps ultimately to Latin rodere ‘gnaw’.
get rooted
• go away (used as an expression of anger or impatience).
• "anyone who disagrees can go and get rooted"
