| Root (root) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Root |
[AS.
wr tan; akin to wrt a snout, trunk, D.
wroeten to root, G. rüssel snout, trunk, proboscis,
Icel. rta to root, and perhaps to L. rodere to
gnaw (E. roden |
To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.
Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by
low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.
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To turn up or to dig
out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth.
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The underground portion of a
plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the
potato, the onion, or the sweet flag.
An edible or esculent root, especially of
such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as,
the root crop.
That which resembles a root in position or
function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from which
anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the root
of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.
The time which to reckon
in making calculations.
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| Root (root) |
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| v. i. | (r***oomac]t) |
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| Root |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Rooted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Rooting.] |
To fix the root] to enter the
earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
To be firmly fixed; to be
established.
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To
plant and fix deeply in the earth, or as in the earth; to implant
firmly; hence, to make deep or radical; to establish; -- used chiefly
in the participle; as, rooted trees or forests; rooted
dislike.
To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to
extirpate; -- with up, out, or away.
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To shout for, or otherwise noisly applaud or encourage, a
contestant, as in sports; hence, to wish earnestly for the success of
some one or the happening of some event, with the superstitious notion
that this action may have efficacy; -- usually with for; as,
the crowd rooted for the home team.
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