Budge and Root

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Budge verb - To change the place or position of.

Usage example: the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it

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Root is an antonym for budge.

Nearby Words: budget, budgeted, budged, budgeting, budging

Root verb - To set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter.

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Budge is an antonym for root.

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

way	budge way	root way
target	budge target	root target

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