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'root' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'root' with 20 example sentences.

root verb

: take root and begin to grow

: come into existence, originate

: cheer for

: plant by the roots

: dig with the snout

: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

: cause to take roots

root noun

: (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

: the place where something begins, where it springs into being

: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

: a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

: a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

: the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

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  • The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
  • Many Christian rituals have pagan roots.
  • Monkeys feed on insects, fruits and roots.
  • The lack of money is the root of all evil.
  • Root beer is not beer.
  • What's the square root of 100?
  • The root cause of any divorce is marriage.
  • The student answered, "The square root of 256 is sixteen."
  • The cube root of twenty-seven is three.
  • They'll be rooting for you.
  • The word 'algebra' has Arabic roots, right?
  • I believe that education should be secular, not rooted in religion.
  • We were all rooting for you.
  • Who are you rooting for?
  • We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
  • Imagination is the root of all civilization.
  • We must get to the root of the problem.
  • The roots connect the tree to the ground.
  • I made it so only root could access the administrative screen.
  • It's difficult to root out certain prejudices.

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