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What does put down roots mean?

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  1. (idiomatic) to establish oneself in a place; to become settled
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Residence should be both legal and continuous in order to show that the person has put down roots in the country.
As time went on, more and more people decided to put down roots in these commercial centres.
Because youth have made connections and put down roots in their new communities, drawing them back to Chapleau becomes very difficult.
It's easy to see why people put down roots here on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River.
There was a time when people who came to that municipality to settle there and work in the forestry, in the sawmill, really put down roots there.
This demonstrates, if proof were needed, the way Al-Qaida has put down roots in the area.

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