Definition of "deep-rooted" [deep-rooted]

• Firmly implanted; well-established: deep-rooted prejudices. (adjective)

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• "Added to that is the lingering effects of what some describe as a deep-rooted culture of political corruption."
• "Say yes to the movements that awaken your deep-rooted desire to be fully and vibrantly alive."
• "My dad was from Virginia but he didn't harbor the deep-rooted racism prevalent at the time in the South and blatantly institutionalized in classic colonial style in the Canal Zone."