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root

UK/ɹuːt/ US/ɹʉwt/ common slang us
noun (8) verb (7)

noun

1.

(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

2.

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

  • “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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3.

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”
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4.

a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number

5.

the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

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6.

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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7.

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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8.

the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

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verb

1.

take root and begin to grow

  • “this plant roots quickly”
2.

come into existence, originate

  • “The problem roots in her depression”
3.

plant by the roots

4.

dig with the snout

  • “the pig was rooting for truffles”
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5.

take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

  • “We all rooted for the home team”
  • “I”
  • “;”
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6.

become settled or established and stable in one''s residence or life style

  • “He finally settled down”
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7.

Origin

PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English rote, root, roote (“the underground part of a plant”), from late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót (“root”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (“root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”); Doublet of wort, radish, and radix. Cognate with Scots ruit, rute (“root”), Danish rod (“root”), Faroese and Icelandic rót (“root”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish rot (“root”).

Phrases

  • root about
  • root for
  • root out
  • root up
  • × ×... = multiplication, factorization; factor
  • − = subtraction
  • √ = root extraction; degree

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