arrestar

Meaning

to arrest

Concepts

arrest

apprehend

detain

grab

take into custody

imprison

nick

seize

collar

cop

👮

bust

discontinue

end

🔚

get

abate

halt

staunch

jail

lift

nab

nail

take

pick up

prorogue

quell

stop

🛑

capture

catch

clap

👏

Synonyms

detener

capturar

encarcelar

atrapar

parar

🛑

pillar

prender

retener

detener a alguien

enjaular

enchironar

agarrar

apañar

apresar

clavar

coger

Hyphenated as

a‧rres‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aresˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre (see there for more), possibly via a Gallo-Romance intermediate, hence the lack of diphthongization in rhizotonic conjugations.