rob
Signification (English)
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- To steal from, especially using force or violence.
- To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- To deprive (of).
- (slang) To burgle.
- (slang) To steal.
- To commit robbery.
- To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
Concepts
Synonyms
take by force
snatch away
deprive of
steal from
sweep over
rob of
sieze
take away by force
spoilation
spoliate
steal by force
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɹɔb/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave.
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