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root [root, root]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dig and search
Synonyms: burrow, delve, embed, ferret, forage, grub, grub up, hunt, ingrain, lodge, nose, place, poke, pry, rummage
Notes: a rout is a disorderly crowd of people or an overwhelming defeat; a root is the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes and absorbs water and mineral salts - or the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a route is an established line of travel or access - or a road, course, or way for travel from one place to another
Antonyms: cover
Main Entry: applaud
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: clap for; express approval
Synonyms: acclaim, approve, boost, cheer, commend, compliment, encourage, eulogize, extol, give a hand, give ovation, glorify, hail, hear it for, kudize, laud, magnify, plug, praise, rave, recommend, root*
Antonyms: keep silent
Main Entry: cheer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encourage in activity
Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, clap, hail, hurrah, plug*, rise to, root, salute, sound off for, support, yell
Antonyms: discourage, dishearten, dissuade
Main Entry: dig
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: delve into; hollow out
Synonyms: bore, break up, bulldoze, burrow, cat, channel, clean, concave, deepen, depress, dig down, discover, dredge, drill, drive, enter, excavate, exhume, fork out, go into, gouge, grub, harvest, hoe, investigate, mine, penetrate, pierce, pit, probe, produce, quarry, root, root out, rout, sap, scoop, scoop out, search, shovel, sift, spade, till, tunnel, turn over, uncover, undermine, unearth
Antonyms: fill
Main Entry: dig
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: investigate; discover
Synonyms: bring to light, come across, come up with, delve, dig down, expose, extricate, find, go into, inquire, look into, probe, prospect, research, retrieve, root, search, search high and low, shake down, sift, turn inside out, turn upside down, uncover, unearth
Main Entry: embed
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sink, implant
Synonyms: bury, deposit, dig in, drive in, enclose, fasten, fix, hammer in, impact, infix, ingrain, inlay, insert, install, lodge, pierce, plant, plunge, press, put into, ram in, root, set, stick in, stuff in, thrust in, tuck in
Antonyms: dig up
Main Entry: entrench
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: establish, make inroads
Synonyms: anchor, confirm, define, dig in, embed, ensconce, fence, fix, fortify, found, ground, hole up, implant, infix, ingrain, install, lodge, plant, protect, root, seat, set, settle, strengthen
Main Entry: establish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: set up, organize
Synonyms: authorize, base, build, constitute, create, decree, domiciliate, enact, endow, ensconce, entrench, erect, fix, form, found, ground, implant, inaugurate, inculcate, install, institute, land, lay foundation, live, lodge, moor, originate, place, plant, practice, provide, put, ring in, rivet, root, secure, set down, settle, stabilize, start, start ball rolling, station, stick
Antonyms: destroy, disestablish, invalidate, ruin, unsettle
Main Entry: extol
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sing the praises of
Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, bless, boost, brag about, celebrate, commend, cry up, eulogize, exalt, give a boost to, givea bouquet, glorify, hand it to, hats off to, hear it for, hymn, laud, magnify, make much of, panegyrize, pay tribute to, praise, puff up, push, rave, root, stroke*
Antonyms: blame, criticize
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