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root noun

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʉt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
  • The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
  • The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
  • (figurative) The primary source; origin.
  • (graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
  • (linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
 wortel
  • (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
 wortel, machtswortel
  • (analysis) A zero (of an equation).
 wortel, nulpunt
  • (computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
 administrator, beheerder
  • (philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.
 stam, wortel

root verb

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʉt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
 wroeten, graven, rommelen
  • (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar, slang) To sexually penetrate.
 neuken, poepen, wippen
  • (ambitransitive) To turn up or dig with the snout.
 wroeten

root verb

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʉt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US) To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.) [late 19th century]
 aanvuren, juichen, supporteren

root noun

  /ɹuːt/ , /ɹʉt/ , /ɹʊt/
  • (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
 neukpartij

rooted adjective

  /ɹʊtɪd/ , /ˈɹuːtɪd/
geworteld

roots noun

  /ɹuːts/ , /ɹʊts/
  • Beginnings; origin.
 oorsprong
square root
vierkantswortel, wortel
root vegetable
wortelgewas, knolgewas, wortelgroente
root cause
grondoorzaak
root for
animeren
root out
ontwortelen
cube root
derdemachtswortel, kubiekwortel
root hair
wortelhaar
root of all evil
zaad van alle kwaad
take root
blijven plakken
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