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Root Definition

noun

A base or support: We snipped the wires at the roots.
A primary source; an origin. See Synonyms at origin.
A progenitor or ancestor from which a person or family is descended.
An essential part or element; the basic core: I finally got to the root of the problem.
Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber.

idiom

Root and branch Utterly; completely: The organization has been transformed root and branch by its new leaders.

verb-intransitive

To become firmly established, settled, or entrenched.
To come into existence; originate.
To dig in the earth with or as if with the snout or nose.
To give audible encouragement or applause to a contestant or team; cheer. See Synonyms at applaud.
To grow roots or a root.

verb-transitive

To cause to put out roots and grow.
To dig with or as if with the snout or nose: Even a blind hog can root up an acorn.
To furnish a primary source or origin to.
To implant by or as if by the roots.
To remove by or as if by the roots. Often used with up or out: "declared that waste and fraud will be vigorously rooted out of Government” ( New York Times).

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