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English verb: root on | |||
| 1. | root on (communication) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||
| Samples | The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers. | ||
| Synonyms | barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, urge, urge on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheerlead | ||
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