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72 Roots

A Verbs based on Latin words

ManywordsinEnglishareformedfromLatinroots.Thesewordsareoftenconsideredfairlyformal
inEnglish.HerearesomeexamplesofthemorecommonLatinroots,withsomeoftheEnglishverbs
derivedfromthem.

DUC,DUCT lead

Heconductedtheorchestrawithgreatvigour. [led]
Nothingwouldinducemetojointheirorganisation. [persuade/lead]
Therailwaygoesoverahighviaduct. [ahighbridgeacrossariverorvalley]

PONE,POSE place,put
Themeetinghasbeenpostponeduntilnextweek.[putofftoalaterdate]
ThePresidentwasdeposedbyhisownson.[putoutofoffice]
Thegovernmenthaveimposedasizeabletaxincrease.[putintoforce]
Beethovencomposedsomebeautifulpiecesofmusic.[created,puttogether]
Shedepositedsomemoneyinherbankaccount.[placed,putin]

PORT carry,take
HowareyougoingtotransportyourthingstotheStates?[sendacross]
Britainimportscottonandexportswool.[buysin][sellsout]
Ouropinionsaresupportedbyaconsiderableamountofresearch.[heldup/backed]
Foreignerswhocommitcrimesareusuallydeported.[taken/sentawaytoanothercountry]

PRESS press,push
Shewasimpressedbyhispresentation.[filledwithadmirationandrespect]
Thisweatherdepressesme.[fillsmewithmiserablefeelings]
Shealwaysexpressesherselfveryarticulately.[putsherthoughtsintowords]

SPECT see,look
Youshouldrespectyourparents/thelawsofacountry.[lookupto]
Thepoliceofficerinspectedthemysteriouspackage.[lookedinto/examined]
ManypioneerstravelledwestinAmericatoprospectforgold.[lookfor/search]

VERT turn
ItriedthenewmakeofcoffeebutIsoonrevertedtomyoldfavouritebrand.[wentback]

Canyouconvertthisdocumenttoapdf?[changefromoneformtoanother]
Thepolicedivertedthetrafficbecausetherewasademonstration.[sentitadifferentway]

B Nouns based on Latin words

Theexamplesaboveareofverbsonly.Notethatforalltheverbslisted,thereisusuallyatleastone
noun,sometimesadifferentoneforapersonandanidea.Herearesomeexamples.

verb person noun abstract noun
inspect inspector inspection

advertise advertiser advertisement

deport deportee deportation
introduce introducer introduction
oppress oppressor oppression

compose composer composition

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