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Root
01
racine
the underground part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals, sending it to other parts
Exemples
The gardener dug up the old tree to remove its large, tangled roots that had spread throughout the garden.
Le jardinier a déterré le vieil arbre pour enlever ses grandes racines emmêlées qui s'étaient répandues dans tout le jardin.
02
(in linguistics) the base form of a word, remaining after removing all prefixes and suffixes
03
the values that satisfy an equation, making it true
04
racine, radical
a value that, when multiplied by itself a specified number of times, results in the given number
Exemples
Negative numbers can have imaginary roots, such as the square root of -1 being i.
Les nombres négatifs peuvent avoir des racines imaginaires, comme la racine carrée de -1 qui est i.
05
source, origine
the primary cause of something
Exemples
The therapist helped her uncover the root of her anxiety, which was tied to past experiences.
Le thérapeute l'a aidée à découvrir la racine de son anxiété, qui était liée à des expériences passées.
06
the embedded or base part of a bodily structure, such as a hair, nail, or tooth
07
the place or point where something begins or originates
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(in linguistics) a reconstructed ancestral form from which related words in different languages are derived
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an ancestor, usually more distant than a grandparent
to root
01
enraciner, planter
to plant by burying the base of a plant in soil
Transitive: to root a plant
Exemples
They root the saplings in the garden bed to establish them in the soil.
Ils enracinent les jeunes plants dans le parterre pour les établir dans le sol.
02
fouiller, fouiner
to dig or search for something by using the snout, as done by certain animals like pigs
Intransitive
Exemples
The dog rooted in the dirt, looking for its buried bone.
Le chien fouillait dans la terre, à la recherche de son os enterré.
03
enraciner, prendre racine
(of a plant) to grow and develop roots
Intransitive
Exemples
After a week in water, the cutting finally rooted and was ready for planting.
Après une semaine dans l'eau, la bouture a finalement pris racine et était prête à être plantée.
04
enraciner, prendre racine
to have a starting point, origin, or foundation
Intransitive: to root in an origin
Exemples
Her passion for art rooted in childhood experiences with her grandmother.
Sa passion pour l'art prend racine dans les expériences de son enfance avec sa grand-mère.
05
enraciner, faire prendre racine
to help a plant or cutting grow roots
Transitive: to root a plant or cutting
Exemples
He rooted the sapling by placing it in nutrient-rich soil.
Il a enraciné le jeune arbre en le plaçant dans un sol riche en nutriments.
06
(Australian and New Zealand) to have sexual intercourse
Slang
VulgarExemples
She wanted him to root her on the couch right then.
Arbre Lexical
rootable
rootage
rootless
root
