retar

Meaning

  1. to defy, challenge
  2. to dare
  3. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
  4. (Argentina, Chile) to scold, reprimand

Frequency

36k
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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