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Synonyms for root
rut, rʊtroot
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rootnoun
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
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etymon, origin, theme, beginning, root word, radical, rootage, solution, ascendent, base, tooth root, source, ascendant, antecedent, stem, ancestorbeginning, origin, root, rootage, sourcenoun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
"the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
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extraction, start, get-go, showtime, seed, parentage, ascendent, base, pedigree, offset, tooth root, reference, theme, ascendant, informant, root system, rootage, first, etymon, germ, radical, kickoff, descent, stemma, source, ancestor, inception, antecedent, stock, origination, author, lineage, reservoir, origin, line, outset, line of descent, stem, root word, starting time, bloodline, generator, solution, ancestry, beginning, commencement, blood, blood lineroot, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalnoun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, base, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, radical, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bagrootnoun
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
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etymon, origin, theme, beginning, root word, radical, rootage, solution, ascendent, base, tooth root, source, ascendant, antecedent, stem, ancestorsolution, rootnoun
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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rootage, radical, ancestor, solvent, theme, answer, etymon, base, beginning, result, root word, stem, source, ascendant, origin, tooth root, ascendent, resolution, solution, antecedentancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootnoun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, ascendant, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, source, tooth root, ascendent, forerunner, root wordetymon, rootnoun
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
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theme, rootage, radical, ancestor, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, source, ascendant, tooth root, ascendent, root wordroot, tooth rootverb
the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
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theme, rootage, radical, ancestor, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, source, ascendant, tooth root, ascendent, root wordrootverb
take root and begin to grow
"this plant roots quickly"
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steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, routrootverb
come into existence, originate
"The problem roots in her depression"
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steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, routrootverb
plant by the roots
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steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, routrout, root, rootleverb
dig with the snout
"the pig was rooting for truffles"
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spread-eagle, spreadeagle, gouge, settle down, rootle, expel, steady down, rout out, take root, rout, settlesettle, root, take root, steady down, settle downverb
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
"He finally settled down"
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settle, descend, calm, make up, cool it, patch up, cool off, calm down, nail down, sink, settle down, go down, square off, subside, determine, steady down, go under, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, rout, decide, simmer down, square up, chill out, resolve, locate, finalize, rootle, take rootrootverb
cause to take roots
Synonyms:
steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout
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How to use root in a sentence?
You hear a lot of 'Go Dawgs!' You hear a lot of barking, when you get to see that many people from a school, it is like a fraternity. You can root for those people. Obviously, I want to beat them all, but you root for them and cheer them on.
Because traffickers prey on those who are vulnerable, those who are less likely to have access to good jobs or educational opportunities, who are less likely to be treated as equal by place in the justice system and who are less likely to be believed when they report that they are being targeted or abused, if we're serious about ending trafficking of persons, we must also work to root out systemic racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination and to build more equitable society in every dimension.
It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly.
The weaponized meme, when properly introduced and reinforced, will parasitically weave its way throughout the labyrinth of the mind and attach itself to the subconscious, thus effecting the root of the thought of the recipient.
At that moment, we don't know if this is design, production, maintenance or a combination of the three, we need to understand, to go to the bottom of the root cause and then solve the problem.
Translations for root
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- wortelAfrikaans
- أصل, جذر, جذور, أصولArabic
- kökAzerbaijani
- тамырBashkir
- кораньBelarusian
- коренBulgarian
- মূলBengali
- རྩ་བTibetan Standard
- arrelCatalan, Valencian
- kořen, odmocnina, kořínekCzech
- корєньOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- gwraiddWelsh
- rodDanish
- Quelle, Stamm, Wurzel, Haarwurzel, Wurzeln, Wurzelknoten, Zahnwurzel, QuellenGerman
- ρίζαGreek
- radikoEsperanto
- raíz, raíces, hurgar, rebuscarSpanish
- juurEstonian
- ریشه, سرچشمه, پیازPersian
- juurruttaa, kannustaa, nollakohta, juuri, päävalikko, pääkäyttäjä, kantasana, köyriä, kanta, lähde, möyriäFinnish
- racine, emmancher, origine, radical, root, mot souche, fourrerFrench
- woartelWestern Frisian
- fréamh, stocIrish
- freumhScottish Gaelic
- raízGalician
- מקור, שורשHebrew
- जड़Hindi
- rasinHaitian Creole
- szurkol, gyökér, szótő, gyök, ok, drukkol, hajgyökérHungarian
- արմատArmenian
- akarIndonesian
- rætur, rótIcelandic
- radice, trombare, fottere, scopare, trombataItalian
- שורשHebrew
- 元, 歯根, 根, 根源, 起源Japanese
- ფესვიGeorgian
- түбір, тамырKazakh
- ಬೇರುKannada
- 뿌리, 근원Korean
- qurm, rîş, kok, reh, ڕهگKurdish
- тамырKyrgyz
- radix, radicisLatin
- ຮາກLao
- šaknisLithuanian
- sakne, saknesLatvian
- aka, kūtoro, akaakaMāori
- коренMacedonian
- akar, اکرMalay
- အမြစ်Burmese
- rotNorwegian
- rommelen, aanvuren, stam, wortel, machtswortel, poepen, administrator, neuken, wippen, wroeten, supporteren, beheerder, graven, juichen, nulpunt, neukpartijDutch
- rotNorwegian Nynorsk
- rotNorwegian
- akétłʼóólNavajo, Navaho
- raiç, rasicOccitan
- pierwiastek, cebulka, rdzeń, korzeń, miejsce zerowe, źródłoPolish
- radical, raiz, rootPortuguese
- machuQuechua
- ragisch, risch, rieischRomansh
- rădăcină dentară (dentală), rădăcină, rădăcină de păr, rădăcină de dinteRomanian
- корень, корни, рут, кореньяRussian
- raichina, radichina, arraighinaSardinian
- korijen, корен, коријен, korenSerbo-Croatian
- koreň, korienokSlovak
- koren, koreninaSlovene
- rrënjëAlbanian
- ordrot, tandrot, rötter, böka, nollställe, källa, rota, heja, rot, hårrotSwedish
- mziziSwahili
- ரூட்Tamil
- మూలము, వేరుTelugu
- решаTajik
- รากThai
- kökTurkmen
- uratTagalog
- akaTonga (Tonga Islands)
- köken, kaynak, kökTurkish
- тамырTatar
- aʻaTahitian
- коріння, коріньUkrainian
- جڑUrdu
- ildizUzbek
- chân tóc, rễ, chân răngVietnamese
- vulVolapük
- raeceneWalloon
- װאָרצלYiddish
- 根Chinese
- umsuka, impandeZulu
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