The definition of a root is the part of the plant that is
generally underground or the origin of something.(noun) Root is
defined as to establish or become settled.(verb) An example of
root is to firmly teach your child how to be polite. Root means
to completely remove.(verb) An example of root is to find the
source of a drug problem in a school and get rid of it. See root
in Webster's New World College Dictionary Origin: ME rote < Late
OE < ON rot, akin to OE wyrt, Ger wurzel < IE base *wrād-, twig,
root > Gr rhiza, L radix, root, ramus, branch Origin: formerly
also wrote, rout < ME wroten < OE wrotan, to root up < wrot,
snout < IE base *wer-, to tear up > L rostrum, beak See root in
American Heritage Dictionary 4 Origin: Middle English rot
Origin: , from Old English rōt Origin: , from Old Norse; see
wrād- in Indo-European roots. verb root·ed, root·ing, roots
verb, transitive Origin: Middle English wroten Origin: , from
Old English wrōtan. intransitive verb root·ed, root·ing, roots
Origin: Possibly alteratio