Translation
to rob, to plunder, to take by force
Word origin
From German rauben, to rob, on a Germanic root meaning to tear away. English rob, robber and bereave belong to the same family, and so, at a distance, does robe: cloth taken as plunder.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- rauben
- English cognates
- rob, robber, bereave
Examples
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The bird stole the ring from the table.
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They plundered the village and ran off.
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Robbing is worse than stealing.
The line between and is force. is done quietly, while nobody is looking; is done in front of you, by someone who does not care that you saw. So a pickpocket and a raiding party .
Derivations follow the usual rules: is a robber, o the loot, rabobesto a predatory animal.
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