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If you s___ something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing .If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing .The organisation took steps to stem the flow of information coming from its head office.The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence.He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand. verbIf a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing.Much of the instability stems from the economic effects of the war.If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing .The organisation took steps to stem the flow of information coming from its head office.The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence.He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand.nounThe stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow.He stooped down, cut the stem for her with his knife and handed her the flower.The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base.The stem of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked .He chewed the stem of his pipe and eyed her sceptically.In grammar, the stem of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes. C1

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query	If you s___ something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing .If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing . The organisation took steps to stem the flow of information coming from its head office. The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence. He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand.
word	stem
full-definition	verb If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing. Much of the instability stems from the economic effects of the war. If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing . The organisation took steps to stem the flow of information coming from its head office. The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence. He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand. noun The stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow. He stooped down, cut the stem for her with his knife and handed her the flower. The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base. The stem of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked . He chewed the stem of his pipe and eyed her sceptically. In grammar, the stem of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes.
inflections	stemsstemmingstemmed
cefr-level	C1

Stem Part Stop Spreading Increasing Continuing Organisation Steps