Definition: Meaning of, root in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ruːt /
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root
roots
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plant the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water from the soil
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cause of a problem the main cause of a problem
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origin/main part the origin or main part of something such as a custom, law, activity etc, from which other things have developed
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family connectionsomebody's roots your relation to a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there
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put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that a place is your home and to have relationships with the people there
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tooth/hair etc the part of a tooth, hair etc that connects it to the rest of your body
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take root if an idea, method, activity etc takes root, people begin to accept or believe it, or it begins to have an effect
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take root if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it
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have a (good) root roundBritish Englishinformal to search for something by moving other things around
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languagetechnical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added. For example, the word 'coldness' is formed from the root 'cold' and the SUFFIX 'ness' [↪ stem]
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mathematicstechnical a number that, when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have
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root and branch if you destroy or change something root and branch, you get rid of it or change it completely and permanently because it is bad
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rooting
roots
plant[intransitive] to grow roots
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plant[transitive usually passive] if a plant is rooted somewhere, it is held in the ground firmly by its roots
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be rooted in something to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it
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search[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to search for something by moving things around [= rummage]
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pigs[intransitive usually + adverb/preposition] if a pig roots somewhere, it looks for food under the ground
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rooted to the spot/floor/ground etc so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move