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raptar.

to abduct (capture and keep (someone) imprisoned, demanding something (usually money) in exchange for their life)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁa.piˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[ha.piˈta(h)]Brazil/ʁapˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[hapˈta(h)]Brazil

  1. to abduct (capture and keep (someone) imprisoned, demanding something (usually money) in exchange for their life)

    transitive

  2. to prey, snatch (take away with violence, take by force)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō, raptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin raptārebor. Portuguese raptar Borrowed from Latin raptāre.

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