ENGLISH ROOT WORD: ag- from Latin agere, actus, agitare

【ag】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "to go, drive, move"
from Latin "agere, actus, agitare"

 

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[WORD ROOT]root ag
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ag, act, gu, ig, agit, ay, actu
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) agere, actus, agitare
[MEANING]root to go, drive, move


【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 agere to lead, go, to set in motion, drive, drive forward; to do, perform; incite to action; keep in movement
• 【Latin】 actus pp of agere; a doing
• 【Latin】 agitare frequentative of agere;

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD] act, acting, action, activate, activation, active, actively, activist, actor, actress, actual, ag-, agency, agenda, agent, agile, agitate, ambiguity, ambiguous, castigate, chastise, circumnavigate, cogent, cogitate, enact, essay, exact, exactly, inactivate, inactive, interact, interaction, interactive, mitigate, navigate, navigation, react, reaction

 

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

act [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An act is a single thing that someone does.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a thing done
【pl, acts】
【DERIVATIVEs】 act, actability, actable, action, activate, active, actively, activeness, activity, enact, enactable, enaction, enactive, enactment, enactor, enactory
【SYNONYM】 deed
【ROOTs】 act(ag); to go, drive, move

acting [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 You use acting before the title of a job to indicate that someone is doing that job temporarily.
【SYNONYM】 temporary
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ ing; noun suffix

action [noun]
【DEFINITION】 Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
【pl, actions】
【DERIVATIVEs】 act, actability, actable, action, active, enact
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ ion(ation); noun suffix

activate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 make active, intensify;
【CONJUGATIONs】 activated activated activating activates
【DERIVATIVEs】 act, activate, activation, activator, active, actively, activeness, activity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ iv(ive); adjective suffix ⑶ ate; verb suffix

activation [noun]
【DEFINITION】
【pl, activations】
【DERIVATIVEs】 activate, activation, activator, active
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ iv(ive); adjective suffix ⑶ ation; noun suffix

 

 

 

active [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 given to worldly activity
【DERIVATIVEs】 act, actability, actable, action, activate, activation, activator, active, actively, activeness, activity, enact
【ANTONYM】 inactive, extinct
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ ive; adjective suffix

actively [adverb]
【DERIVATIVEs】 act, activate, active, actively, activeness, activity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ ive; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix

activist [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
【pl, activists】
【DERIVATIVEs】 activistic, activist
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ iv(ive); adjective suffix ⑶ ist; noun suffix

actor [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. `Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called `actors' rather than `actresses'.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 an overseer, guardian, steward
【pl, actors】
【DERIVATIVEs】 actorish, actor
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ or; noun suffix

actress [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An actress is a woman whose job is acting in plays or films.
【pl, actresses】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ ress(or); woman

actual [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
【DERIVATIVEs】 actuality, actually, actualness, actual
【SYNONYM】 very
【ROOTs】 ⑴ actu(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ al; adjective suffix

 

 

agency [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
【pl, agencies】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ag; to go, drive, move ⑵ ency(ance); noun suffix

agenda [noun]
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to the political issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda.
【pl, agendas】
【DERIVATIVEs】 agendaless, agenda
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ag; to go, drive, move ⑵ end; noun suffix ⑶ a(um); Latin plural

agent [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An agent is a person who looks after someone else's business affairs or does business on their behalf.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 one who acts
【pl, agents】
【DERIVATIVEs】 agential, agent
【SYNONYM】 facient
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ag; to go, drive, move ⑵ ent(ant); noun suffix

agile [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 having quickness of motion, nimble, active
【DERIVATIVEs】 agilely, agileness, agility, agile
【SYNONYM】 nimble
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ag; to go, drive ⑵ ile; adjective suffix

agitate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to disturb
【CONJUGATIONs】 agitated, agitated, agitating, agitates
【DERIVATIVEs】 agitable, agitated, agitatedly, agitation, agitative, agitate
【SYNONYM】 campaign
【ROOTs】 ⑴ agit(ag); to go, drive, move ⑵ ate; verb suffix

ambiguity [noun]
【DEFINITION】 If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 uncertainty, doubt, indecision, hesitation
【pl, ambiguities】
【DERIVATIVEs】 ambiguous, ambiguously, ambiguousness, ambiguity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ambi; both, on both sides ⑵ gu(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ity; noun suffix

ambiguous [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
【DERIVATIVEs】 ambiguous, ambiguously, ambiguousness, ambiguity
【SYNONYM】 equivocal
【ANTONYM】 unambiguous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ambi; both, on both sides ⑵ gu(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ous; adjective suffix

castigate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to chastise, punish
【CONJUGATIONs】 castigated, castigated, castigating, castigates
【DERIVATIVEs】 castigation, castigator, castigatory, castigate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cast; pure, cut ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ate; verb suffix

 

 

 

chastise [verb]
【DEFINITION】 If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to inflict pain upon to punish and recall to duty, to punish for the purpose of correcting or reclaiming,
【SYNONYM】 beat
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chast(cast); pure, cut ⑵ ag; to go, drive

circumnavigate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 If someone circumnavigates the world or an island, they sail all the way around it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to sail round, pass round by water
【CONJUGATIONs】 circumnavigated, circumnavigated, circumnavigating, circumnavigates
【DERIVATIVEs】 circumnavigable, circumnavigation, circumnavigator, circumnavigate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ circum; round, around ⑵ nav; ship ⑶ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑷ ate; suffix

cogent [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 A cogent reason, argument, or example is strong and convincing.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 compelling assent or conviction
【DERIVATIVEs】 cogency, cogently, cogent
【SYNONYM】 convincing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ co(com); together ⑵ g(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix

cogitate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to think earnestly or seriously
【CONJUGATIONs】 cogitated cogitated cogitating cogitates
【DERIVATIVEs】 cogitatingly, cogitation, cogitator, cogitate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ co(com); together, with, completely ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive ⑶ ate; verb suffix

enact [verb]
【DEFINITION】 When a government or authority enacts a proposal, they make it into a law.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 act the part of, represent in performance,
【CONJUGATIONs】 enacted, enacted, enacting, enacts
【DERIVATIVEs】 act, actability, actable, action, active, enact, enactable, enaction, enactive, enactment, enactor, enactory
【SYNONYM】 be played out, play out
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en; in, into, within ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move

essay [noun]
【DEFINITION】 An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject written by a student.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 trial, attempt, endeavor
【pl, essays】
【DERIVATIVEs】 essayer, essay
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ess(ex); prefix ⑵ ay(ag);

exact [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 Exact means correct in every detail. For example, an exact copy is the same in every detail as the thing it is copied from.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 precise, rigorous, accurate
【DERIVATIVEs】 exact, exactable, exacter, exaction, exactitude, exactness, exactor, exactly
【SYNONYM】 precise, meticulous
【ANTONYM】 approximate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move

exactly [adverb]
【DEFINITION】 You use exactly before an amount, number, or position to emphasize that it is no more, no less, or no different from what you are stating.
【DERIVATIVEs】 exact, exactable, exacter, exaction, exactitude, exactness, exactor, exactly
【SYNONYM】 precisely, literally, accurately
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of, forth ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ly; adverb suffix

 

 

 

inactivate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 to render inactive
【DERIVATIVEs】 inactivate, inactively, inactiveness, inactivity, inactive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; not ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ iv(ive); adjective suffix ⑷ ate; verb suffix

inactive [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 Someone or something that is inactive is not doing anything or is not working.
【DERIVATIVEs】 inactivate, inactively, inactiveness, inactivity, inactive
【ANTONYM】 active
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; not ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ive; adjective suffix

interact [verb]
【DEFINITION】 When people interact with each other or interact, they communicate as they work or spend time together.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 act on each other, act reciprocally
【CONJUGATIONs】 interacted, interacted, interacting, interacts
【DERIVATIVEs】 interact, interaction
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move

interaction [noun]
【DEFINITION】 mutual or reciprocal action or influence
【pl, interactions】
【DERIVATIVEs】 interact, interaction
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; between ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ion(ation); noun suffix

interactive [adjective]
【DEFINITION】 An interactive computer program or television system is one which allows direct communication between the user and the machine.
【DERIVATIVEs】 interactively, interactive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ive; adjective suffix

mitigate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. Ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion
【PRIMARY MEANING】 relieve (pain); make mild or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree
【CONJUGATIONs】 mitigated mitigated mitigating mitigates
【DERIVATIVEs】 mitigable, mitigation, mitigative, mitigator, mitigatory, mitigate
【SYNONYM】 alleviate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mit(mitis); gentle, soft, mild ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive ⑶ ate; verb suffix

navigate [verb]
【DEFINITION】 When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. You can also say that a ship or an aircraft navigates somewhere.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 move from place to place in a ship, sail
【CONJUGATIONs】 navigated, navigated, navigating, navigates
【DERIVATIVEs】 navigation, navigational, navigationally, navigate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ate; verb suffix

navigation [noun]
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to the movement of ships as navigation.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 act of moving on water in ships or other vessels,
【UNCOUNTABLE NOUN】
【DERIVATIVEs】 navigation, navigational, navigationally, navigate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ation; noun suffix

react [verb]
【DEFINITION】 When you react to something that has happened to you, you behave in a particular way because of it.
【CONJUGATIONs】 reacted, reacted, reacting, reacts
【DERIVATIVEs】 react, reaction, reactional, reactionally, reactionary, reactive
【SYNONYM】 respond
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move

reaction [noun]
【DEFINITION】 Your reaction to something that has happened or something that you have experienced is what you feel, say, or do because of it.
【pl, reactions】
【DERIVATIVEs】 react, reaction, reactional, reactionally, reactionary, reactive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ act(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ion(ation); noun suffix

Other word list containing ag; inactivity, excogitate, cogitation, inactiveness, inactively, activated

 

 

 

【OTHER ROOTs; 】
abba-
acu-
aero
aev
ag
ante
agog
arch, archi, archy
arc-, arch-
astro-

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