radicar

Borrowed from Latin rādīcāre (“to take root”). Doublet of arraigar.

radicar (first-person singular present radico, first-person singular preterite radiquei, past participle radicado)

1. (pronominal) to take root (to become established)

   Synonym: enraizar-se

2. (transitive) to plant (to cause a sentiment to become established)

   Synonyms: implantar, infundir

3. (pronominal) to settle (to take up residence)

• radical
• raiz

From Latin rādīcāre.

• IPA^(key): /radiˈkaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ra‧di‧car

radicar (first-person singular present radico, first-person singular preterite radiqué, past participle radicado)

1. (intransitive, reflexive) to root (to take root and begin to grow)

   Synonym: arraigar

2. (intransitive) to be based in, to be rooted in
   • 2019 July 18, José Ayala Gordián, “Regresan a sus labores los fotoperiodistas heridos durante manifestaciones”, in El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico)‎:

     Raedle, radicado en Miami, es un veterano fotoperiodista que trabajó para el periódico Sun-Sentinel de Fort Lauderdale por 11 años y se unió a Getty Images en el 2000.

     Raedle, who is based in Miami, is a veteran photojournalist who worked for the Fort Lauderdale newspaper Sun-Sentinel for 11 years and joined Getty Images in 2000.

3. (intransitive) to be rooted in (to have a basic or fundamental connection)

• “radicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10