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root in WordNet English dictionary
noun- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ancestor ascendant ascendent antecedent root
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
root root word base stem theme radical
- 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"
beginning origin root rootage source
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
etymon root
- the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
root tooth root
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
solution root
- (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
root
- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
root
verb- take root and begin to grow
"this plant roots quickly"
root
- cause to take roots
root
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
"He finally settled down"
settle root take root steady down settle down
- dig with the snout
"the pig was rooting for truffles"
rout root rootle
- plant by the roots
root
- come into existence, originate
"The problem roots in her depression"
root
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University