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Synonyms for root
rut, rʊt
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Princeton's WordNet
root(noun)
(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
Synonyms:
etymon, origin, theme, beginning, root word, radical, rootage, solution, ascendent, base, tooth root, source, ascendant, antecedent, stem, ancestorbeginning, origin, root, rootage, source(noun)
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"
Synonyms:
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, radical(noun)
(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, bagroot(noun)
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, root(noun)
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, root(noun)
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, root(noun)
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 root(verb)
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 wordroot(verb)
take root and begin to grow
"this plant roots quickly"
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steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, routroot(verb)
come into existence, originate
"The problem roots in her depression"
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steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, routroot(verb)
plant by the roots
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steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, routrout, root, rootle(verb)
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 down(verb)
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
"He finally settled down"
Synonyms:
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 rootroot(verb)
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?
In terms of fall foliage, drought can cause the leaves to change colors earlier, but they may also die and fall off earlier, prolonged and more extreme drought can cause physical damage to trees such as root loss, slowed growth, and makes it harder for trees to protect themselves against pests and disease.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu:
Our aim should be eradicating Daesh from both Syria and Iraq, otherwise you cannot bring stability and security ... But eliminating the root causes of the situation (in Syria) is also essential, which is the regime of course.
Where we obviously totally agree with the President is getting at the root issue here, which is unchecked illegal immigration, we -- House Republicans and this President -- are in total agreement on the need to stop illegal immigration, to secure our border and fix our laws.
We've actually shut in everything at Kinosis and our priority is not to bring Kinosis back on production, we will be focusing on understanding the root cause of any failure here and the reliability of our systems before we ever start up this system again.
There is no pleasure of life sprouting like a tree from one root but there is some pain joined to it; and again nature brings good out of evil.
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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