rapire

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to kidnap or abduct
  2. (transitive) to captivate

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
ra‧pì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/raˈpi.re/
Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rapīre, from Latin rapere, from Proto-Italic *rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rp-i-, from *h₁rep- (“to snatch”).

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