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arripio

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ad- +‎ rapio.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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arripiō (present infinitive arripere, perfect active arripuī, supine arreptum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to seize or snatch
    Synonyms: potior, obsideō, teneo, adipīscor, comprehendo, dēprehendō, apprehendo, corripiō, occupō, capessō, possideō, capio
  2. to procure or appropriate
  3. to arrest
    Synonyms: possideō, obsideō, comprehendō, occupo, opprimō, inclūdō
  4. to assail
    Synonyms: irrumpō, incurrō, impetō, occurro, concurro, aggredior, adorior, inruō, accēdō, insto, accurrō, peto, intrō, invado, excurrō, opprimō, appetō, assiliō, incessō, invehō, lacessō
  5. to bring or summon before a tribunal, complain of, accuse
    Synonyms: crīminor, arcessō, obloquor, compellō, incūsō, pulsō, castīgō, accūsō, corripiō, increpō, arguō

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References

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  • arripio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arripio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to seize an opportunity: occasionem arripere