| 【voc】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "vocare," "vox," "vocis," and "vocalis." It carries the basic meaning of "call," and "voice." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "voc"]
advocate ***[2549] If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
evoke ☆[4813] To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it to occur.
invoke **[3490] If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to.
provoke **[3620] If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
vocabulary ***[2913] Your vocabulary is the total number of words you know in a particular language.
vocal ***[2735] You say that people are vocal when they speak forcefully about something that they feel strongly about.
voice ****[1010] When someone speaks or sings, you hear their voice.
[WORD ROOT]root voc
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] voc, vog, voice, vocabul, voke
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) vocare, vox, vocis, vocalis
[MEANING]root call, voice
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 vocare [related to vox] to call
- 【Latin】 vox [genitive vocis] voice, sound, utterance, cry, call, speech, sentence, language, word
- 【Latin】 vocis [genitive of vox] voice
- 【Latin】 vocalis [from vox] sounding, sonorous, speaking
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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advocate ★★★[2549] verb from advocate 〈 voc
【DEFINITION】 If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
【Declension/Conjugation】 advocated, advocated, advocating, advocates
【SYNONYM】 stand for
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ad; to, toward ⑵ voc; call, voice ⑶ ate; suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 advocacy, advocateship, advocative, advocatory, advocate
evoke ☆[4813] verb from evoke 〈 voc
【DEFINITION】 To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it to occur.
【Declension/Conjugation】 evoked evoked evoking evokes
【SYNONYM】 invoke, recall
【ROOTs】 ⑴ e(ex); out, out of ⑵ voke(voc); call, voice
【Etymology】 《Latin evocare》 [ex+vocare] call out, rouse, summon
【DERIVATIVEs】 evocable, evoker, evoke
invoke ★★[3490] verb from invoke 〈 voc
【DEFINITION】 If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to.
【SYNONYM】 evoke
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in(en); prefix ⑵ voke(voc); call, voice
【First Known Meaning】 invoke, implore
【DERIVATIVEs】 invocable, invocation, invoker, invoke
provoke ★★[3620] verb from provoke 〈 voc
【DEFINITION】 If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
【Declension/Conjugation】 provoked provoked provoking provokes
【SYNONYM】 goad, prompt
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pro; before, forth, forward ⑵ voke(voc); call, voice
【Etymology】 《Latin provincialis》 provincial (n.)
【First Known Meaning】 to induce
【DERIVATIVEs】 provocation, provocative, provoker, provoking, provokingly, provoke
vocabulary ★★★[2913] noun from vocabulary 〈 voc
【DEFINITION】 Your vocabulary is the total number of words you know in a particular language.
【pl.】 vocabularies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ vocabul(voc); call, voice ⑵ ary; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vocare》 [related to vox] to call
【First Known Meaning】 list of words with explanations
【DERIVATIVEs】 vocabularied, vocabulary
vocal ★★★[2735] adjective from voc
【DEFINITION】 You say that people are vocal when they speak forcefully about something that they feel strongly about.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ voc; call, voice ⑵ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vocare》 [related to vox] to call
【First Known Meaning】 spoken, oral,
【DERIVATIVEs】 vocal, vocalic, vocality, vocalize, vocally, vocalness, voice, voiceful, voiceless, voicer
voice ★★★★[1010] noun from voice 〈 voc
【DEFINITION】 When someone speaks or sings, you hear their voice.
【pl.】 voices
【ROOTs】 voice(voc); call, voice
【Etymology】 《Latin vocare》 [related to vox] to call
【First Known Meaning】 sound made by the human mouth
【DERIVATIVEs】 vocal, vocalic, vocality, vocalize, vocally, vocalness, voice, voiceful, voiceless, voicelessly, voicelessness, voicer
Other words containing "voc"; advocacy, advocation, advocator, advocatory, advoke, advowson, avocation, avouch, avow, avowal, avowry, convocate, convocation, convocator, convoke, disavow, disavowal, equivocal, equivocate, equivocation, evocable, evocation, evocative, evocator, invocable, invocate, invocation, invocative, invocator, prevocational, provocate, provocateur, provocation, provocative, provocator, provoker, provoking, provokingly, reavow, reinvoke, revocable, revocation, revoke, voc, vocabularied, vocation, vocational, vocative, vociferous, vogue, voiceless, vouch, vouchee, voucher, vouchsafe
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
viv-, vive
vir
viol
vince, vict-
vide-, vis
via
vestig
vest
verse-, vert-
ver
