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- pronunciation:
- rut
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- take root
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the part of a plant that usu. grows underground, absorbs water and nutrients, and attaches the plant to the soil.
She pulled the weeds along with their roots.
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| definition 2: |
something similar to the root of a plant in form, position, or function.
- synonyms:
- base, bottom, footing, foundation, ground, matrix
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| definition 3: |
the embedded part of a hair, nail, tooth, or other partially external bodily part.
- synonyms:
- matrix, quick
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| definition 4: |
the basis; core; origin.
The root of the problem lies in his childhood.- synonyms:
- bottom, core, heart, origin, pith, quick, seed, source
- similar words:
- derivation, extract, ground
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| definition 5: |
(often pl.) familial, ancestral, or ethnic background.
I went to Vietnam, where my parents were born, to learn more about my roots.- synonyms:
- ancestry, background, heritage, origin, tradition
- similar words:
- culture
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| definition 6: |
a number that multiplied by itself yields a given number.
Two is the square root of four.- similar words:
- radical
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| definition 7: |
the part of a word to which affixes, such as suffixes and prefixes, can be added, or a free-standing word with no affixes.
The word "prediction" is made up of the prefix "pre-," the suffix "-ion," and the root "dict."Many words in English contain Latin roots, in part because many words came into English from French, a Latinate language. |
| related words: |
ancestry, basis, bottom, cause, foundation, genesis, germ, heart, matrix, mother, pedigree |
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| phrase: |
take root |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
roots, rooting, rooted |
| definition 1: |
to grow a new root or roots.
- similar words:
- burgeon, germinate, sprout
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| definition 2: |
to become fixed, accepted, or established.
- synonyms:
- fix, take
- similar words:
- found, set in
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to put out roots or become implanted.
- synonyms:
- germinate, implant, plant, propagate
- antonyms:
- uproot
- similar words:
- embed, establish, set
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| definition 2: |
to fix; establish.
- synonyms:
- base, establish, fix, found, plant, set
- similar words:
- anchor, implant, seat
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| related words: |
base, bottom, found, sink |
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| derivations: |
rooted (adj.), rootlike (adj.) |
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