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n. wortel; oorsprong--------v. wortel schieten; geworteld zijn; wroeten, woelen; te voorschijn halen, opscharrelenroot1[ roe:t] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 oorsprong ⇒ wortel, basis♦voorbeelden:¶ root and branch • met wortel en tak, grondigpull up one's roots • een ander leven beginnenput down roots • zich vestigen, zich thuis gaan voelenstrike at the roots of • een vernietigende aanval doen op————————root23 wroeten ⇒ graven, woelen♦voorbeelden:¶ root for the team • het team toejuichen/steunenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:→ root out root out/
См. также в других словарях:
rootle — [ro͞ot′ l] vi. rootled, rootling Brit. ROOT2 (vi. 1 & 2) * * * … Universalium
rootle — [ro͞ot′ l] vi. rootled, rootling Brit. ROOT2 (vi. 1 & 2) … English World dictionary
rootle — root|le [ˈru:tl] v also rootle around/about [i]BrE informal to search for something by moving many other things around >rootle n [singular] … Dictionary of contemporary English
rootle — UK [ˈruːt(ə)l] / US [ˈrut(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms rootle : present tense I/you/we/they rootle he/she/it rootles present participle rootling past tense rootled past participle rootled British informal to search by moving things around… … English dictionary
rootle — also rootle around/about verb (I) BrE informal to search for something by moving many other things around … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rootle — intransitive verb (rootled; rootling) Etymology: frequentative of 3root Date: 1809 root III … New Collegiate Dictionary
rootle — verb (of an animal) to dig into the ground, with the snout Once, presumably, this quadrangle with its smooth lawns, its massive buildings, and the chapel itself was marsh too, where the grasses waved and the swine rootled … Wiktionary
rootle — verb Brit. informal term for root2. Origin C19: frequentative of root2 … English new terms dictionary
rootle — roo·tle … English syllables
rootle — /ˈrutəl/ (say roohtuhl) verb (i) (rootled, rootling) to root or grub; rummage. {root2 + le} …
rootle — v.intr. & tr. Brit. = ROOT(2) 1, 2. Etymology: ROOT(2) … Useful english dictionary
