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Detailed Synonyms for roots in English

roots:

roots [the ~] noun

  1. the roots
    the origin; the roots; the source
  2. the roots
    – the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage 1
    the roots
    – the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage 1
    • roots [the ~] noun
      • his roots in Texas go back a long way1
      • he went back to Sweden to search for his roots1
      • his music has African roots1

Alternate Synonyms for "roots":


Related Definitions for "roots":

  1. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage1
    • his roots in Texas go back a long way1
    • he went back to Sweden to search for his roots1
    • his music has African roots1

roots form of root:

to root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)

  1. to root
    to root; to be rooted; to take root
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • be rooted verb (is rooted, being rooted)
    • take root verb (takes root, took root, taking root)
  2. to root
    to drudge; to churn; to turn about; to root; to burrow; to rout
    • drudge verb (drudges, drudged, drudging)
    • churn verb (churns, churned, churning)
    • turn about verb (turns about, turned about, turning about)
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • burrow verb (burrows, burrowed, burrowing)
    • rout verb (routs, routed, routing)
  3. to root
    to grasp; caught; to snatch; to seize; to grip; to catch; to snatch away; to drag; to clutch; to yearn; to reach; to slog away; to toil and moil; to rummage about; to rout; to clasp; to pilfer; to snout; to slave away; to stick; to root; to scratch
    • grasp verb (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • caught verb
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • snatch away verb (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
    • drag verb (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • clutch verb (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • yearn verb (yearns, yearned, yearning)
    • reach verb (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • slog away verb (slogs away, slogged away, slogging away)
    • toil and moil verb (toils and moil, toiled and moiled, toiling and moiling)
    • rummage about verb (rummages about, rummaged about, rummaging about)
    • rout verb (routs, routed, routing)
    • clasp verb (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • pilfer verb (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • snout verb (snouts, snouted, snouting)
    • slave away verb (slaves away, slaved away, slaving away)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • scratch verb (scratches, scratched, scratching)
  4. to root
    to root; to rout; to burrow
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • rout verb (routs, routed, routing)
    • burrow verb (burrows, burrowed, burrowing)
  5. to root
    – take root and begin to grow 1
    to root
    – take root and begin to grow 1
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
      • this plant roots quickly1
  6. to root
    – cause to take roots 1
    to root
    – cause to take roots 1
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
  7. to root
    – become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style 1
    to settle; to root; to settle down; to take root; steady down
    – become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style 1
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
      • He finally settled down1
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • settle down verb (settles down, settled down, settling down)
    • take root verb (takes root, took root, taking root)
  8. to root
    – dig with the snout 1
    to root; to rout; rootle
    – dig with the snout 1
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
      • the pig was rooting for truffles1
    • rout verb (routs, routed, routing)
    • rootle verb
  9. to root
    – plant by the roots 1
    to root
    – plant by the roots 1
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
  10. to root
    – come into existence, originate 1
    to root
    – come into existence, originate 1
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
      • The problem roots in her depression1

Conjugations for root:

present
  1. root
  2. root
  3. roots
  4. root
  5. root
  6. root
simple past
  1. rooted
  2. rooted
  3. rooted
  4. rooted
  5. rooted
  6. rooted
present perfect
  1. have rooted
  2. have rooted
  3. has rooted
  4. have rooted
  5. have rooted
  6. have rooted
past continuous
  1. was rooting
  2. were rooting
  3. was rooting
  4. were rooting
  5. were rooting
  6. were rooting
future
  1. shall root
  2. will root
  3. will root
  4. shall root
  5. will root
  6. will root
continuous present
  1. am rooting
  2. are rooting
  3. is rooting
  4. are rooting
  5. are rooting
  6. are rooting
subjunctive
  1. be rooted
  2. be rooted
  3. be rooted
  4. be rooted
  5. be rooted
  6. be rooted
diverse
  1. root!
  2. let's root!
  5. rooted
  6. rooting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

root

  1. root
    root; grub

root [the ~] noun

  1. the root
    – the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support 1
    the root; the tooth root
    – the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support 1
  2. the root
    – (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 1
    the base; the stem; the root; the theme; the radical; the root word
    – (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 1
  3. the root
    – a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes 1
    the root; the etymon
    – a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes 1
  4. the root
    – the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation 1
    the root; the solution
    – the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation 1
  5. the root
    – the place where something begins, where it springs into being 1
    the source; the root; the origin; the beginning; the rootage
    – the place where something begins, where it springs into being 1
    • source [the ~] noun
      • Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River1
    • root [the ~] noun
      • communism's Russian root1
    • origin [the ~] noun
      • Jupiter was the origin of the radiation1
    • beginning [the ~] noun
      • the Italian beginning of the Renaissance1
    • rootage [the ~] noun
  6. the root
    – someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 1
    the root; the ancestor; the antecedent; the ascendent; the ascendant
    – someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 1
  7. the 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 1
    the 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 1
  8. the root
    – a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number 1
    the root
    – a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number 1
  9. the root
    – The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives. 2
    the root
    – The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives. 2

Related Words for "root":


Alternate Synonyms for "root":


Antonyms for "root":


Related Definitions for "root":

  1. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support1
  2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed1
  3. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes1
  4. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation1
  5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being1
    • communism's Russian root1
  6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)1
  7. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground1
  8. a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number1
  9. take root and begin to grow1
    • this plant roots quickly1
  10. cause to take roots1
  11. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style1
  12. dig with the snout1
    • the pig was rooting for truffles1
  13. plant by the roots1
  14. come into existence, originate1
    • The problem roots in her depression1
  15. The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives.2

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