USA Today Rootonym September 14, 2026 Answers
All 4 root words from the Monday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.
To send or order back; to consign again; to return to custody (verb)
The judge did ________ the accused to prison to serve another three-year sentence.
Authoritatively ordered; obligatory; containing a command (adjective)
Jason will take a ________ final exam, confident that he will score very well.
To seize for military use; to order or force esp. for military purposes (verb)
The pirate captain and his crew were able to ________ a large oil tanker.
A CEO is furious that a vice president had dared to ________ his original directive.
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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 14, 2026. Each card shows the masked word as it appears in the puzzle, the shared root with its meaning, the full answer, and the definition. Tap any definition to open that word's page with its example sentence.