retar
- to defy, challenge
- to dare
- to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
- (Bolivia, Ecuador) to scold, reprimand
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧tar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/reˈtaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish reptar, probably borrowed from Old Catalan or Old Occitan reptar, inherited from Latin reputāre. Doublet of reputar, a borrowing from Latin.
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