take root vs stabilise

take root and stabilise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take root	No	No	Yes	No
stabilise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stabilise is a hypernym of take root; that is, stabilise is a word with a broader meaning than take root:

take root: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
stabilise: become stable or more stable

Other hypernyms of take root include stabilize.

take root (verb)	stabilise (verb)
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style	become stable or more stable
	make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
	support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace