dérober

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to conceal, screen, shield (à from)
  • (transitive) to steal (à from)
  • (transitive) to turn away (one's head, gaze etc.)
  • (reflexive) to shirk, shy away (à from)
  • (reflexive) to hide (oneself)
  • (reflexive) to slip away (free oneself)
  • (reflexive) to give way (collapse)
  • (reflexive) to refuse

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French desrober inherited from Old French desrober derived from Frankish *raubōn (plunder, rob) 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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