rob

English

/ɹɒb/, /ɹɑb/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
  • (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
  • (transitive) To deprive (of).
  • (transitive) To burgle.
  • (transitive) To steal.
  • (intransitive) To commit robbery.
  • (sports) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English robben derived from robber derived from Old French rober (rob) derived from Latin raubō derived from Frankish *raubōn (plunder, rob) derived from Old High German roubōn (rob, steal) derived from Proto-Germanic *raubōną (steal, rob).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*raubōną

Gloss

steal, rob

Concept
Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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