rob.
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
Meaning & usage
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
He robbed three banks before he was caught.
To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
The best way to rob a bank is to own one.
To deprive (of).
Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.
To burgle.
To steal.
That bloke robbed my phone!
To commit robbery.
To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
Where this word comes from
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.
A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin rob, from Arabic ربّ (“thickened fruit juice”). Compare French rob, Spanish rob, Italian rob, robbo, Portuguese robe, arrobe, Persian ربودن (present stem: robâ).
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