root-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: put down roots

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 ROOT

Examples:
The cuttings will root faster if temperatures are 65 to 75 degrees F.
It roots in water, but more easily in soil.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: root.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 5

Sense Number 2: cause to take root; plant by the roots

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] ROOT NP2
NOTE: Take care to distinguish passives (example 4 below) and participial adjectives, such as, 'He was rooted in the community.' The latter should be tagged "X".

Examples:
I have rooted the following salvias in two to three weeks: Pineapple Sage, Lady in Red, Indigo Spires.
Johnson rooted his volunteerism in a handful of important, but small, federal initiatives.
She has rooted herself in my heart.
During each session, five shoots were rooted in each jar.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: root.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 6

Sense Number 3: dig

Examples:
The baby rooted around until her eyes were buried in the crook of his elbow.
She tossed open the trunk and rooted through the clothes.

Mappings:
VerbNet: rummage-35.5
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: give support or wish success to

Examples:
He rooted for the Broncos growing up.
I will root for a meteor to hit the stadium.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: root.03

Sense Number 5: search and discover

Commentary: Includes: ROOT OUT

Examples:
Scientists root out the secret life of a plant disease.
Are you ready to root out the technologies your company needs?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 6: discover and destroy

Commentary: Includes: ROOT OUT

Examples:
Governor Thompson rooted out corruption in his home state.
Iraqi forces are rooting out the small remaining pockets of resistance in Mosul.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: root.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
root_out 1, 2