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arrebatar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bereave verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
  • bogart verb Informal: to selfishly hog or keep something instead of sharing it.
  • commandeer verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
  • hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
  • snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
  • stir verb To mix a liquid or substance by moving an object like a spoon through it.

Senses

arrebatar is used for these senses in English:

  • bereave (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
  • bogart (transitive, informal) To obtain by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.
  • carjack (transitive) To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
  • co-opt To commandeer, appropriate or take over.
  • commandeer (transitive, by extension) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).
  • hijack To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
  • snatch (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.

bereave — full definition

  1. verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
  2. verb To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
  3. verb To deprive of power; prevent.
  4. verb To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

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