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root > 15 senses
NOUN	1	root	(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
	2	root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
	3	root, beginning, origin, rootage, source	The place where something begins, where it springs into being
	4	root	A number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
	5	root, solution	The set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
	6	root, ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent	Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
	7	root, etymon	A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
	8	root, tooth root	The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
VERB	1	root	Take root and begin to grow
	2	root	Come into existence, originate
	3	root	Plant by the roots
	4	root, rout, rootle	Dig with the snout
	5	root, side, pull	Take sides with
	6	root, settle, take root, steady down, settle down	Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
	7	root	Cause to take roots

root > pronunciation
Sounds	ruw't
Rhymes	absolute, acute, arrowroot, and 76 more rhymes in uwt at the HyperDic website...

root > noun 1, plant
Meaning	(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.
Category	botany, phytology
Part of	rootage, root system
Parts	root cap; root hair; bark
Narrower	calamus; taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo; ginseng; horseradish, horseradish root; radish; chicory, chicory root; salsify, oyster plant; Hottentot bread, Hottentot's bread; briarroot; orrisroot, orris; sarsaparilla root; licorice root; senega; mandrake root, mandrake; cassava, manioc; carrot; parsnip; pneumatophore; taproot; adventitious root; rootlet; prop root
Broader	plant organ
Substances	parenchyma
Verbs	root; root

root > noun 2, communication
Meaning	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.
Synonyms	root word, base, stem, theme, radical
Category	linguistics
Broader	form, word form, signifier, descriptor
Adjectives	radical

root > noun 3, location
Meaning	The place where something begins, where it springs into being.
Examples	"communism's Russian root"
Synonyms	beginning, origin, rootage, source
Narrower	derivation; spring; fountainhead, headspring, head; headwaters; wellhead, wellspring; jumping-off place, point of departure; birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance; home; point source; trail head, trailhead
Broader	point
Verbs	root

root > noun 4, quantity
Meaning	A number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number.
Narrower	square root; cube root
Broader	number

root > noun 5, group
Meaning	The set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation.
Synonyms	solution
Broader	set

root > noun 6, person
Meaning	Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
Synonyms	ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent
Narrower	ancestress; forebear, forbear; forefather, father, sire; foremother; progenitor, primogenitor
Broader	relative, relation
Contrary	descendant, descendent

root > noun 7, communication
Meaning	A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes.
Synonyms	etymon
Broader	form, word form, signifier, descriptor

root > noun 8, body
Meaning	The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support.
Synonyms	tooth root
Part of	tooth
Parts	cementum, cement
Broader	structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

root > verb 1, change
Meaning	Take root and begin to grow.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"this plant roots quickly"
Broader	grow
Similar to	root
Nouns	root; rooting

root > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Come into existence, originate.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples	"The problem roots in her depression"
Broader	become
Nouns	root, rootage

root > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Plant by the roots.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	plant, set
Nouns	root

root > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Dig with the snout.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"the pig was rooting for truffles"
Synonyms	rout, rootle
Broader	dig, delve, cut into, turn over

root > verb 5, competition
Meaning	Take sides with. Align oneself with. Show strong sympathy for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"We all rooted for the home team"
Synonyms	side, pull
Broader	back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support

root > verb 6, change
Meaning	Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	settle, take root, steady down, settle down
Narrower	roost
Broader	stabilize, stabilise

root > verb 7, change
Meaning	Cause to take roots.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	grow
Similar to	root
Nouns	rooting

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