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wroeten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burrow verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  • root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

Senses

wroeten is used for these senses in English:

  • burrow (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole.
  • root (ambitransitive) To turn up or dig with the snout.
  • root (transitive) To root out; to abolish.

burrow — full definition

  1. verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  2. verb To push or nestle into something for warmth, comfort, or safety.
  3. noun A tunnel or hole dug by an animal as a home.

root — full definition

  1. noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
  2. noun The origin, source, or underlying cause of something.
  3. noun In mathematics, a value which, raised to a given power, produces a specified number (most commonly the square root).
  4. verb To become firmly fixed or established.
  5. verb To cheer for or support someone, hoping for their success. (usually "root for")

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