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root

Main Entry: ¹root

Function: intransitive verb

Language: English

1 : arraigar <the plant rooted easily : la planta arraigó con facilidad> <deeply rooted traditions : tradiciones profundamente arraigadas>
2 : hozar (dícese de los cerdos) <to root around in : hurgar en>
3 to root for : apoyar a, alentar

transitive verb

to root out or to root up : desarraigar (plantas), extirpar (problemas, etc.)

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