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Dictionary definition for the word "root"
root
(noun)
15 definitions 1: (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 2: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: root word, base, stem, theme, radical] 3: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: beginning, origin, rootage, source] 4: a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number 5: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation [syn: solution] 6: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent] [ant: descendant] 7: a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: etymon] 8: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support [syn: tooth root] v 9: take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly" 10: come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression" 11: plant by the roots 13: take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" [syn: side, pull] 14: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: settle, take root, steady down, settle down] 15: cause to take roots
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