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reta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • stimulate verb To encourage activity, growth, or interest.
  • tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.

Senses

reta is used for these senses in English:

  • annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
  • mock To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
  • stimulate To encourage into action.
  • tease (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
  • tease (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.

mock — full definition

  1. verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  2. verb To create a rough working model or trial version of something.
  3. adj Fake or imitation, not the real thing.

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