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English Word Roots/Word Roots

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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cruise "cross." from Latin crucem, crux, crucis 【cruise】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "crucem," "crux," and "crucis."It carries the basic meaning of "cross."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cruise"] across ****[415] If you look across at a place, person, or thing, you look towards them.crucial ***[2904] If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.c..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cresc "grow", "rise" from Latin crescere, crescens 【cresc】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "crescere," and "crescens."It carries the basic meaning of "grow," and "rise."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cresc"] concrete ***[3453] You use concrete to indicate that something is definite and specific.crescent ☆[5363] A crescent is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at icrew..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cred "believe", "trust" from Latin credere, creditus, credulus 【cred】 is word-forming element usually meaning "believe, trust, creed" from Latin "credere, creditus, credulus"from PIE *kerd- "heart"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cred"] credibility **[4242] If someone or something has credibility, people believe in them and trust them.credit ****[1029] If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or ser..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cre- "make", "create" from Latin creare, creatus, 【cre-】 is word-forming element usually meaning "make, create"from Latin "creare, creatus," from PIE *ker- "⑴horn; head; ⑵to grow; ⑶heat, fire"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cre-"] create ****[236] To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.creation ****[1801] In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, earth, and creatures b..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cracy- "rule", "authority" from Greek kratein, kratos, kratia 【cracy-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "kratein," "kratos," and "kratia."It carries the basic meaning of "rule," "authority," and "government."from PIE *kre-tes- "[suffixed form of root *kar-] power, strength"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cracy-"] bureaucracy **[4179] A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a larg..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cover "cover." from Latin coperire, cooperire 【cover】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "coperire," and "cooperire."It carries the basic meaning of "cover."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cover"] cover ****[502] If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.coverage ***[3395] The coverage of something in the news is the rep..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: count "count." from Latin computare 【count】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "computare."It carries the basic meaning of "count."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "count"] account ****[814] If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.accountable **[4064] If you are acco..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: corp-, corpor- "body." from Latin corpus, corporis 【corp-, corpor-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "corpus," and "corporis."It carries the basic meaning of "body."from PIE *kwrep- "body, appearance; form"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "corp-, corpor-"] corporate ****[1337] Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation.corporation ***[23..

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