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root1 n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a. the organ of a higher plant that anchors the rest of the plant in the ground, absorbs water and mineral salts from the soil, and does not bear leaves or buds b. (loosely) any of the branches of such an organ 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any plant part, such as a rhizome or tuber, that is similar to a root in structure, function, or appearance 3. a. the essential, fundamental, or primary part or nature of something your analysis strikes at the root of the problem b. (as modifier) the root cause of the problem 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the embedded portion of a tooth, nail, hair, etc. 5. origin or derivation, esp as a source of growth, vitality, or existence 6. (plural) a person's sense of belonging in a community, place, etc., esp the one in which he was born or brought up 7. an ancestor or antecedent 8. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Bible a descendant 9. (Linguistics) the form of a word that remains after removal of all affixes; a morpheme with lexical meaning that is not further subdivisible into other morphemes with lexical meaning Compare stem1 [9] 10. (Mathematics) Maths a number or quantity that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times equals a given number or quantity 3 is a cube root of 27 11. (Mathematics) Also called solution Maths a number that when substituted for the variable satisfies a given equation 2 is a root of x3 - 2x - 4 = 0 12. (Music, other) Music (in harmony) the note forming the foundation of a chord 13. Austral and NZ slang sexual intercourse root and branch a. (adverb) entirely; completely; utterly b. (adjective) thorough; radical; complete Related adjective radical vb 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (intr) Also take root to put forth or establish a root and begin to grow 2. (intr) Also take root to become established, embedded, or effective 3. (tr) to fix or embed with or as if with a root or roots root2 vb (intr) 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a pig) to burrow in or dig up the earth in search of food, using the snout 2. (foll by about, around, in etc.) Informal to search vigorously but unsystematically [changed (through influence of root1) from earlier wroot, from Old English wrōtan; related to Old English wrōt snout, Middle Dutch wrōte mole] rooter n root3 vb (General Sporting Terms) (intr; usually foll by for) Informal to give support to (a contestant, team, etc.), as by cheering [perhaps a variant of Scottish rout to make a loud noise, from Old Norse rauta to roar] rooter n
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root1 noun 2. source, cause, heart, bottom, beginnings, base, seat, occasion, seed, foundation, origin, core, fundamental, essence, nucleus, starting point, germ, crux, nub, derivation, fountainhead, mainspring We got to the root of the problem. plural noun 1. sense of belonging, origins, heritage, birthplace, home, family, cradle I am proud of my Brazilian roots. put down roots settle, set up home, get established, make your home, establish yourself They put down roots in India. root and branch 3. completely, finally, totally, entirely, radically, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, without exception, to the last man They want to deal with the problem root and branch. root for someone support, back, encourage, defend, side with, stand up for, stand behind, stick up for (informal), be a source of strength to We'll be rooting for you. root something or someone out 1. get rid of, remove, destroy, eliminate, abolish, cut out, erase, eradicate, do away with, uproot, weed out, efface, exterminate, extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth The generals have to root out traitors. 2. discover, find, expose, turn up, uncover, unearth, bring to light, ferret out It shouldn't take long to root out the cause of the problem. take root Related words adjective radical root2 Translations root [ruːt] A. N 1. (Bot) → raíz f the plant's root system → las raíces de la planta to pull sth up by the roots → arrancar algo de raíz to take root → echar raíces, arraigar root and branch → completamente, del todo they aimed to eliminate Marxism root and branch → su objetivo era erradicar el marxismo, su objetivo era acabar con el marxismo de raíz a root and branch overhaul of the benefits system → una revisión completa or de cabo a rabo del sistema de prestaciones 2. (Bio) [of hair, tooth] → raíz f 3. (= origin) [of problem, word] → raíz f the root of the problem is that → la raíz del problema es que ... her roots are in Manchester → tiene sus raíces en Manchester she has no roots → no tiene raíces to pull up one's roots → levantar raíces to put down roots in a country → echar raíces en un país to take root [idea] → arraigarse see also money B. VT 2. (fig) to be rooted to the spot → quedar paralizado a deeply rooted prejudice → un prejuicio muy arraigado C. VI 1. (Bot) [plant] → echar raíces, arraigar D. CPD root beer N (US) bebida refrescante elaborada a base de raíces root cause N → causa f primordial root crops NPL → cultivos mpl de tubérculos root ginger N → raíz f de jengibre root vegetable N → tubérculo m comestible root word N (Ling) → palabra f que es raíz or radical de otras root about root around VI + ADV [pig] → hozar, hocicar; [person] (= search) → andar buscando por todas partes; (= investigate) → investigar to root around for sth → andar buscando algo root for VI + PREP [+ team] → animar(con gritos y pancartas); [+ cause] → hacer propaganda por, apoyar a root out VT + ADV [+ plant] → arrancar(de raíz), desarraigar; (= find) → desenterrar, encontrar; (= do away with) → acabar con, arrancar de raíz, extirpar root through VI + PREP 1. [pig] → hocicar root up VT + ADV [+ plant, tree] → arrancar(de raíz), desarraigar root [ˈruːt] n [plant, tree] → racine f to take root [plant, idea] → prendre racine root and branch adv → entièrement; adj [review, reform] → complet/ète to put down roots (= settle down) [person] → s'enraciner [hair, tooth] → racine f They pulled her hair out by the roots → Ils lui ont arraché les cheveux avec leurs racines. root canal treatment (MATHEMATICS) → racine f [word] → racine f modif [system, growth] → racinaire; [ball] → de racines root crop, root stock [problem, cause] → fondamental(e) root word vi [plant] → s'enraciner [idea] → prendre racine roots npl (= origins) [person] → racines fpl modif [music, reggae] → roots root about vi → fouillerroot around vi → fouillerShe started rooting around in her handbag → Elle a commencé à fouiller dans son sac à main. root for vt fus (= support) → appuyerroot out vt sep → extirperThey are determined to root out corruption → Ils sont déterminés à extirper la corruption. root through vt fus (= search) → fouiller dansroot beer n (US) boisson gazeuse à base d'extraits végétaux root canal treatment n → traitement m radiculaire root crop n (= root vegetable) → tubercule m root n (of plant, hair, tooth) → Wurzel f; roots (fig, of person) → Wurzeln; by the roots → mit der Wurzel; to take root (lit, fig) → Wurzeln schlagen; her roots are in Scotland → sie ist in Schottland verwurzelt; she has no roots → sie ist nirgends zu Hause; to put down roots in a country → in einem Land Fuß fassen; root and branch (fig) → mit Stumpf und Stiel ? grass-roots, pull up (fig: = source: of evil, of trouble etc) → Wurzel f; the root of the matter → der Kern der Sache; to get to the root(s) of the problem → dem Problem auf den Grund gehen; that is or lies at the root of his behaviour (Brit) or behavior (US) → das ist der eigentliche Grund für sein Benehmen (Math, Ling) → Wurzel f; (of equation) → Lösung f; (Ling: = base form) → Stamm m ? cube, square root vt plant → Wurzeln schlagen lassen bei vi (plants etc) → Wurzeln schlagen or fassen root in cpds → Wurzel-; root beer n (US) Art Limonade root-canal work, root-canal therapy n (Dentistry) → Wurzelkanalbehandlung f, → Zahnwurzelbehandlung f root cause n → eigentlicher Grund root crop n → Wurzelgemüse nt no pl root directory n (Comput) → Stammverzeichnis nt root: root sign n (Math) → Wurzelzeichen nt rootstock n (Bot) → Wurzelstock m root treatment n (Dentistry) → Wurzelbehandlung f root vegetable n → Wurzelgemüse nt root word root [ruːt] 1. n (gen) (Math) → radice f repeated root (Math) → radice f multipla to pull up by the roots → sradicare to take root (plant) → attecchire, prendere (idea) → far presa the root of the problem is that ... → il problema deriva dal fatto che... to put down roots in a country → mettere radici in un paese 2. vt (plant) → far fare le radici a, far radicare to be rooted to the spot (fig) → rimanere inchiodato/a sul posto 3. vi (Bot) → attecchire, mettere radici root up vt + adv → sradicare root [ruːt] 1. n (gen) (Math) → radice f repeated root (Math) → radice f multipla to pull up by the roots → sradicare to take root (plant) → attecchire, prendere (idea) → far presa the root of the problem is that ... → il problema deriva dal fatto che... to put down roots in a country → mettere radici in un paese 2. vt (plant) → far fare le radici a, far radicare to be rooted to the spot (fig) → rimanere inchiodato/a sul posto 3. vi (Bot) → attecchire, mettere radici root up vt + adv → sradicare n root [ruːt] 1 the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots. wortel جَذْر корен kořen rod die Wurzel ρίζα raíz juur ریشه juuri racine שוֹרֶש जड़ korijen gyökér akar rót radice 根 뿌리 šaknis sakne akar pokok wortel rot korzeń raiz rădăcină корень koreň korenina koren rot รากพืช kök 植物根部 корінь جڑ rễ cây 根茎 2 the base of something growing in the body the roots of one's hair/teeth. wortel أصْل، شُرش корен kořen, kořínek rod; -rod die Wurzel ρίζα raíz juur ریشه juuri racine שוֹרֶש वर्गमूल temelj, korijen gyökér akar rót radice 根元 (혀, 이, 손가락 등의) 뿌리 šaknis sakne akar wortel rot nasada, korzeń raiz rădăcină корень koreň korenina koren rot ราก kök, dip 人體部位的根部(髮根、牙根) корінь کسی شے کی بنیاد chân tóc; chân răng 牙(发)根 3 cause; origin Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble. wortel, oorsprong سَبَب причина kořen rod die Wurzel ρίζα, αιτία raíz, origen juur, põhjus اصل؛ بنیاد juuri origine, racine שוֹרֶש धातु क्रिया pokretač eredet akar rót, orsök origine, radice 根源 원인, 근원 priežastis sakne; cēlonis asal oorsprong rot, årsak źródło raiz origine, cauză причина koreň izvor koren rot รากฐาน; ต้นตอ neden, kaynak, köken 根源 корінь, причина سبب nguồn gốc 根源 4 (in plural) family origins Our roots are in Scotland. voorsate جُذور العائِلَه، أُصول корени kořeny rod der Ursprung καταγωγή, ρίζες (πληθ.) raíces juured نسب؛ اصل juuret racines, origines שורשים धातु korijeni gyökerek asal-usul uppruni, rætur origini*, radici 先祖 조상 šaknys saknes; izcelšanās nenek-moyang oorsprong røtter, opprinnelse korzenie raizes origini, rădăcini корни korene korenine poreklo rötter ต้นกำเนิด kök, köken 祖先 коріння; корні سرچشمہ tổ tiên 祖先 v to (make something) grow roots These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost. wortels maak يُنْبِتُ جُذورا، يَتأصَّل вкоренявам се zakořenit, zasadit slå rod; plante Wurzeln schlagen, einpflanzen ριζώνω, φυτεύω echar raíces, arraigar(se) juuri alla võtma, juurduma panema کاشتن juurtua (s')enraciner לְהַשרִיש जड़ पकड़ना, स्थापित कर usaditi, dati da uhvati korijen gyökeret ver; meggyökereztet berakar, menumbuhkan akar (láta) skjóta rótum piantare; mettere radice 根づく 뿌리를 내리다 šaknyti, pasodinti apsakņot; iesakņoties menanam agar keluar akar wortel (doen) schieten slå rot, feste seg zakorzenić sie, zasadzić criar raizes a prinde rădăcini; a planta укореняться;сажать zakoreniť; zasadiť ukoreniniti (se) usaditi [] slå rot หยั่งราก kök salmak (使)生根 пускати коріння, вкорінюватися جمانا làm bắt rễ 使...生根 root beer a kind of non-alcoholic drink made from the roots of certain plants. gemmerbier شَراب من الخَميرَة وبَعْض الجُذور безалкохолна бира šumivý nealkoholický nápoj sodavand das Malzbier είδος αναψυκτικού cerveza no alcohólica rootbeer نوعی نوشیدنی مانند پپسی inkivääriolut racinette שֵׁכָר שוֹרָשִים विभिन्न जड़ों से निर्मित शराब đumbirovo pivo minuman ringan rótar-gosdrykkur (bibita a base di estratti di radici ed erbe) ルートビア 루트 비어 šaknelių gira sakņaugu dzēriens sejenis minuman berkarbonat limonade rotøl piwo korzenne gasosa băutură din extract de plante напиток из корнеплодов (sladký šumivý nápoj z extraktov rôznych koreňov) pivo od korena određenih biljaka svagdricka เครื่องดื่มรูทเบียร์ meyan kökü gazozu/birası 麥根沙士 напій із коренеплодів بعض پودوں کی جڑوں سے بنایا جانے والا مشروب đồ uống không có cồn có hương vị của một số loại rễ cây 植物根茎制成的一种啤酒 root crop plants with roots that are grown for food The farm has three fields of root crops. wortelgewas مَحاصيل من الجُذور кореноплодно растение kořenová zelenina rodfrugt das Wurzelgemüse φυτό για παραγωγή της ρίζας cultivo de raíces juurvili محصول ریشه ای juurekset racines alimentaires יֶרֶק שוֹרשִי जड़ korjenaste biljke gumós (gazdasági) növények tanaman umbi rótarávöxtur radice commestibile 根菜類 근채류 šakniavaisis sakņaugi; saknes tumbuhan berakar wortelgewas rotfrukter okopowe plantas de raiz comestível (plante) rădăcinoase корнеплодная культура koreňová zelenina okopavine biljke sa korenom skörd av rotfrukter พืชที่เจริญเติบโตด้วยราก kök sebze 根莖作物 коренеплід خوردنی جڑوں والی فصل cây ăn củ 供食用的块根作物 root out 1 to pull up or tear out by the roots The gardener began to root out the weeds. uitpluk, opruk يَسْتَأصِل изкоренявам vytrhat hive op med rod ausreißen ξεριζώνω arrancar de raíz välja juurima از ریشه در آوردن kitkeä juurineen arracher, déraciner לַעֲקוֹר מְהַשוֹרֶש उन्मूलन करना, मिटा देना iščupati gyökerestül kitép mencabut uppræta, rífa upp með rótum sradicare, estirpare 根こそぎにする 뿌리를 뽑다 ravėti, (iš)rauti su šaknimis izravēt; izraut ar saknēm mencabut sehingga akar uittrekken rykke opp med rota wyrywać (z korzeniami) arrancar a smulge din rădăcini вырывать с корнем vytrhať izruvati iskoreniti rycka upp med rötterna ถอนออก kökünden söküp çıkarmak 連根拔起 виривати з коренем جڑ سے اکھاڑنا nhổ tận rễ 连根拔出 2 to get rid of completely We must do our best to root out poverty. uitroei يَتَخَلَّص كُليّا من оттървавам се vymýtit udrydde ausrotten εξαλείφω erradicar hävitama ریشه کن کردن kitkeä extirper לַעֲקוֹר מְהַשוֹרֶש खोज निकालना iskorijeniti kiirt menyingkirkan uppræta estirpare 根絶する 근절하다 išnaikinti iznīdēt; izskaust membasmi uitroeien utrydde, få bukt med wyplenić acabar com a extirpa, a stârpi искоренять odstrániť izkoreniniti iskoreniti utrota กำจัด kökünü kazımak 根除 викоренити مکمل چھٹکارا حاصل کرنا trừ tận gốc 根除 take root to grow firmly; to become established The plants soon took root. word gevestig يَمْتَد، يَضْرِبُ جُذورهُ في التُّراب вкоренявам се zakořenit slå rod Wurzeln schlagen ριζώνω, πιάνω ρίζες echar raíces, arraigar juurduma ریشه گرفتن؛ مستقر شدن juurtua prendre racine לְהִשתַרֵש पौधों या विचारों की जड़ जमाना ukorijeniti se gyökeret ereszt berakar skjóta rótum; festa rætur, ná fótfestu attecchire 根づく 깊이 뿌리 박다 įsišaknyti iesakņoties; laist saknes berkembang dengan asas yang kukuh wortelschieten slå rot, feste seg zakorzenić się criar raízes a prinde rădăcină пускать корни zakoreniť pognati korenine pustiti koren slå rot เริ่มได้ผล köklenmek, kök salmak 紮根 вкорінитися مستحکم ہونا bén rễ 生根 root2 v root [ruːt] 1 to poke about in the ground The pigs were rooting about for food. rommel, vroetel يُفَتِّشُ عن، يُفَتِّشُ рия rýt rode wühlen ψάχνω με το ρύγχος hurgar songima پوزه مالی کردن tonkia fouiller (avec le museau) לִנבוֹר नाक से खोदकर भोजन खोजना rovati (tražiti hranu) túr menggali-gali, menyungkur róta í scavare 鼻で地面を掘る 코로 땅을 파다 kastis, knistis rakņāties mengais wroeten rote i ryć fossar a râma (cu râtul) рыть ryť riti kopati böka, rota คุ้ยดินด้วยจมูก (burnu ile) yiyecek aramak 翻弄 рити землю کھانے کے لیے میدان میں کریدنا dũi đất 翻弄 2 to search by turning things over etc She rooted about in the cupboard. rondrommel يُقَلِّب باحِثا преобръщам hrabat se rode herumwühlen ανασκαλεύω, σκαλίζω revolver tuhnima جستجو کردن؛ زیر و رو کردن penkoa fouiller לְחַטֵט उलट-पलट कर खोजना tražiti okrećući, prekapati kotorászik mengobrak-abrik róta grufolare, frugare ひっかき回す 사방을 헤집다 raustis rakāties; vandīties menyelongkar overhoop halen rote grzebać remexer a cotrobăi рыться hrabať sa brskati kopati po rota ขุดคุ้ย altüst etmek, didik didik aramak 翻找 ритися چیزوں کو الٹ پلٹ کر تلاش کرنا sục sạo 翻找 Root → جِذر kořen rod Wurzel ρίζα raíz juuri racine korijen radice 根 뿌리 oorsprong rot korzeń raiz корень rot ราก kök rễ cây 根 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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