Etymological root

stare

Latin

# stare

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** stare

## Words From This Root
- constituent - a component part of something, or a voter in a district
- obstinate - stubbornly refusing to change one's mind
- unstable - likely to change, fail, or collapse; not steady
- inconstant - frequently changing; fickle or unreliable
- consistence - the degree of firmness or density of a substance; consistency
- existent - having actual being; existing at present
- instability - the state of being unsteady, unreliable, or prone to change
- stagy - excessively theatrical or artificial in manner
- stationary - not moving; fixed in one place
- circumstantial - pointing indirectly to a fact rather than proving it directly
- destinate - to appoint or set apart for a particular purpose or destiny
- destine - to determine the future of something in advance; to ordain by fate
- forestage - the part of a stage in front of the curtain; the apron
- insubstantial - lacking substance, strength, or reality; flimsy
- reinstate - to restore to a former position or condition
- statism - the doctrine of concentrated economic and political control in the state
- constancy - the quality of being faithful, steadfast, or unchanging
- contrastive - showing or emphasizing differences between things
- instable - not stable; liable to change or collapse (archaic for unstable)
- instantiate - to represent an abstract idea by a concrete instance; in computing, to create an object from a class
- institutionalism - emphasis on established institutions, or the effects of prolonged institutional life
- institutionalist - one who favors or studies established institutions, especially in economics
- obstetrics - the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and pregnancy care
- stableness - the quality or state of being stable or steady
- statuesque - attractively tall and dignified like a statue
- stature - a person's natural height, or their standing and reputation
- understate - to describe something as less significant than it really is

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Words from this root(27)

constituent C2+

/kənˈstɪtʃuənt/ a component part of something, or a voter in a district Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɑbstɪnət/ stubbornly refusing to change one's mind Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʌnˈsteɪbəl/ likely to change, fail, or collapse; not steady Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈkɑnstənt/ frequently changing; fickle or unreliable Meaning Off Sound Off

consistence C2+

/kənˈsɪstəns/ the degree of firmness or density of a substance; consistency Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzɪstənt/ having actual being; existing at present Meaning Off Sound Off

instability C2+

/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/ the state of being unsteady, unreliable, or prone to change Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsteɪdʒi/ excessively theatrical or artificial in manner Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri/ not moving; fixed in one place Meaning Off Sound Off

circumstantial C2+

/ˌsɚkəmˈstænʃəl/ pointing indirectly to a fact rather than proving it directly Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɛstəˌneɪt/ to appoint or set apart for a particular purpose or destiny Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɛstɪn/ to determine the future of something in advance; to ordain by fate Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɔrsteɪdʒ/ the part of a stage in front of the curtain; the apron Meaning Off Sound Off

insubstantial C2+

/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl/ lacking substance, strength, or reality; flimsy Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌriɪnˈsteɪt/ to restore to a former position or condition Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsteɪtɪzəm/ the doctrine of concentrated economic and political control in the state Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑnstənsi/ the quality of being faithful, steadfast, or unchanging Meaning Off Sound Off

contrastive C2+

/kənˈtræstɪv/ showing or emphasizing differences between things Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈsteɪbəl/ not stable; liable to change or collapse (archaic for unstable) Meaning Off Sound Off

instantiate C2+

/ɪnˈstænʃiˌeɪt/ to represent an abstract idea by a concrete instance; in computing, to create an object from a class Meaning Off Sound Off

institutionalism C2+

/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlɪzəm/ emphasis on established institutions, or the effects of prolonged institutional life Meaning Off Sound Off

institutionalist C2+

/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəlɪst/ one who favors or studies established institutions, especially in economics Meaning Off Sound Off

/əbˈstɛtrɪks/ the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and pregnancy care Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsteɪbəlnəs/ the quality or state of being stable or steady Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌstætʃuˈɛsk/ attractively tall and dignified like a statue Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈstætʃɚ/ a person's natural height, or their standing and reputation Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌʌndɚˈsteɪt/ to describe something as less significant than it really is Meaning Off Sound Off

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