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 Synonyms of 'root'

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1. (noun) 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
Synonyms:  etymon, origin, theme, beginning, root word, radical, rootage, solution, ascendent, base, tooth root, source, ascendant, antecedent, stem, ancestor

2. (noun) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms:  extraction, start, get-go, showtime, seed, parentage, ascendent, base, pedigree, offset, tooth root, reference, theme, ascendant, informant, root system, rootage, first, etymon, germ, radical, root, kickoff, descent, stemma, source, ancestor, inception, antecedent, stock, origination, author, lineage, reservoir, origin, line, outset, line of descent, stem, root word, starting time, bloodline, generator, solution, ancestry, beginning, commencement, blood, blood line

3. (noun) root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Synonyms:  al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, base, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, radical, root, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bag

4. (noun) root
- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
Synonyms:  etymon, origin, theme, beginning, root word, radical, rootage, solution, ascendent, base, tooth root, source, ascendant, antecedent, stem, ancestor

5. (noun) solution, root
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
Synonyms:  rootage, radical, ancestor, solvent, theme, answer, etymon, base, beginning, result, root word, stem, root, source, ascendant, origin, tooth root, ascendent, resolution, solution, antecedent

6. (noun) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Synonyms:  theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, ascendant, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, tooth root, ascendent, forerunner, root word

7. (noun) etymon, root
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Synonyms:  theme, rootage, radical, ancestor, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, ascendant, tooth root, ascendent, root word

8. (noun) root, tooth root
- the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Synonyms:  theme, rootage, radical, ancestor, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, ascendant, tooth root, ascendent, root word

9. (verb) root
- take root and begin to grow
Synonyms:  steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout

10. (verb) root
- come into existence, originate
Synonyms:  steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout

11. (verb) root
- plant by the roots
Synonyms:  steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout

12. (verb) rout, root, rootle
- dig with the snout
Synonyms:  spread-eagle, spreadeagle, gouge, root, settle down, rootle, expel, steady down, rout out, take root, rout, settle

13. (verb) settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
Synonyms:  settle, descend, calm, make up, cool it, patch up, cool off, calm down, nail down, sink, settle down, go down, square off, subside, root, determine, steady down, go under, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, rout, decide, simmer down, square up, chill out, resolve, locate, finalize, rootle, take root

14. (verb) root
- cause to take roots
Synonyms:  steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout


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