Root Meaning
There are 15 meaning(s) for word Root
Meaning 1 : a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Synonyms : etymon
Synonyms : etymon
Meaning 2 : someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Synonyms : ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent
Synonyms : ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent
Meaning 3 : become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
Synonyms : settle, settle down, steady down, take root
Synonyms : settle, settle down, steady down, take root
Meaning 4 : (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Synonyms : base, radical, root word, stem, theme
Synonyms : base, radical, root word, stem, theme
Meaning 5 : the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
Synonyms : solution
Synonyms : solution
Meaning 6 : the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Example : communism's Russian root
Synonyms : beginning, origin, rootage, source
Example : communism's Russian root
Synonyms : beginning, origin, rootage, source
Meaning 8 : a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
Meaning 9 : (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
Meaning 10 : cause to take roots
Meaning 11 : cheer for
Example : She roots for the Broncos
Example : She roots for the Broncos
Meaning 12 : come into existence, originate
Example : The problem roots in her depression
Example : The problem roots in her depression
Meaning 13 : plant by the roots
Meaning 14 : take root and begin to grow
Example : this plant roots quickly
Example : this plant roots quickly
Meaning 15 : the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
How to Pronounce Root
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