empt- root words — words with the empt- root

The root empt- comes from Latin emere, meaning to take, to buy. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including adeem, ademption, exemplarily, exemplariness, exemplificative, exemplifier, exemplum, eximious, irredeemably, nonredeemable, peremptoriness, preemptor. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the empt- root

Explore words with empt- — words containing the empt- root and sharing its sense of "to take, to buy". Examples include adeem, ademption, exemplarily, exemplariness, exemplificative, exemplifier, exemplum, eximious, irredeemably, nonredeemable, peremptoriness, preemptor. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The empt- root means to take, to buy, from Latin emere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.