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retar.

to defy, challenge

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/reˈtaɾ/[reˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to defy, challenge

  2. to dare

  3. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)

  4. to scold, reprimand

    Bolivia · Ecuador
Where this word comes from

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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