A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding. / The process of forming roots. / A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.

present participle of root

plural of rooting

simple past tense and past participle of root for

present participle of root for

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of root for

An English surname from Middle English from a byname from Middle English rote (“glad”). / An English surname originating as an occupation for a rote (medieval guitar)-player.

(idiomatic) People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity / The essential foundation or source of something

(transitive) The action of identifying the cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. To root cause something's root cause does not necessarily imply the use of root cause analysis (RCA).

(idiomatic) An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.