ROOT

Meaning of ROOT in English

Function: verb

Etymology: alteration of wroot, from Middle English wroten, from Old English wr ō tan; akin to Old High German ruozzan to root

Date: 1532

intransitive verb

1 : to turn up or dig in the earth with the snout : GRUB

2 : to poke or dig about

transitive verb : to turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light ― usually used with out < root out the cause of the problem>

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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — I. ˈrüt, ˈru̇t noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rōt, from Old Norse; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROOT — noun the lowest place, position, or part. 2. root ·vi to be firmly fixed; to be established. 3. root ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ROOT — [root] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE rot, fr. ON; akin to OE wyrt root, L radix, Gk rhiza] (12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
ROOT — root, Root BrE AmE ruːt § rʊt ▷ rooted ˈruːt ɪd § ˈrʊt-, -əd AmE ˈruːt̬ əd ˈrʊt̬- ▷ rooting …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROOT — I. root 1 S2 W2 /ruːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: rot …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROOT — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of a plant normally below the ground, attaching it to the earth …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROOT — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of a plant normally below the ground, attaching it to the earth …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROOT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of a plant normally below the ground, attaching it to the …
Oxford English vocab
ROOT — ( roots, rooting, rooted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The roots …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROOT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cube root ▪ 4 is the cube root of 64 grass roots ▪ We …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROOT — (PLANT PART) [noun] [C] - the part of a plant which grows down into the earth to obtain water and …
Cambridge English vocab
ROOT — n. 25B6; noun a plant's roots : rootstock, tuber, rootlet; Botany rhizome, radicle. the root of the problem : SOURCE, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROOT — I 1. сущ. 1) а) корень to put down roots, to strike, take roots ≈ пускать корни, укореняться deep roots …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROOT — root.ogg _I 1. ru:t n 1. корень edible roots - съедобные корни root habit /system/ - бот. корневая система root …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROOT — 1) основание 2) корень || укореняться 3) матем. корень || извлекать корень 4) корень (сварного) шва 5) сварка вершина разделки …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROOT — 1) основание 2) корень || укореняться 3) матем. корень || извлекать корень 4) корень (сварного) шва 5) сварка вершина разделки кромок 6) хвостовик (лопатки турбины) 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ROOT — 1) извлекать корень 2) корениться 3) коренной 4) корень 5) корень лопатки 6) корешковый 7) корешок 8) корневой 9) кровельный 10) основание 11) причина • basis of root system — базис корневой …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ROOT — _I 1. ru:t n 1. корень edible roots - съедобные корни root habit /system/ - бот. корневая система root knot …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ROOT — 1) бот. корень; пускать корни, укореняться 2) анат. корешок; корень 3) pl корнеплоды • roots in clusters — мочковатая корневая система to take root — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ROOT — 1) бот. корень; пускать корни, укореняться 2) анат. корешок; корень 3) pl корнеплоды • roots in clusters — мочковатая корневая …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ROOT — _I 1. _n. 1> корень; root of a mountain - подножие горы; to lay axe to root - выкорчевывать; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ROOT — I 1. n. 1. корень; root of a mountain - подножие горы; to lay axe to root - выкорчевывать; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ROOT — _I ru:t 1. _n. 1> корень; root of a mountain подножие горы; to lay axe to root выкорчёвывать; to take …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ROOT — I 1. сущ. 1) а) корень to put down roots, to strike, take roots ≈ пускать корни, укореняться deep roots …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROOT — n. radica; orígine, fonte; v. (in)radicar. TO ~ OUT: eradicar, extirpar
English interlingue dictionary
ROOT — (Noun) gamot;gamut
English-Visayan vocabulary
ROOT — biographical name Elihu 1845-1937 American lawyer & statesman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROOT — In botany, the underground anchoring part of a plant. It grows downward in response to gravity, absorbs water and dissolved …
Английский словарь Британика
ROOT — (n.) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a stem.
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (n.) That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from …
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (n.) An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; …
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (n.) The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity only, not …
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (n.) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in …
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (v. t.) To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth.
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (v. i.) Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (v. i.) To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — (v. i.) To shout for, or otherwise noisly applaud or encourage, a contestant, as in sports; hence, to wish earnestly …
Английский словарь Webster
ROOT — ( v. t. ) To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( v. t. ) To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; -- with up, out, or away.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( v. t. ) To plant and fix deeply in the earth, or as in the earth; to implant firmly; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( v. i. ) To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( v. i. ) To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( v. i. ) To be firmly fixed; to be established.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( v. i. ) Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) The time which to reckon in making calculations.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) The lowest place, position, or part.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought about; the source.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) That factor of a quantity which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; thus, 3 is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a stem.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — ( n. ) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms employed in language; a word from which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — /rooht/ , n. 1. Elihu /el"euh hyooh'/ , 1845-1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel peace prize 1912. 2. John Wellborn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOT — v. plant, cause to develop roots; dig in the ground with the snout; fix in place, spellbind; cheer, encourage
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