Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-rest]
- /əˈrɛst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-rest]
- /əˈrɛst/
Definitions of rearrest word
- verb with object rearrest to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. 1
- verb with object rearrest to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. 1
- verb with object rearrest to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress. 1
- verb with object rearrest Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer. 1
- noun rearrest the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law. 1
- noun rearrest any seizure or taking by force. 1
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Origin of rearrest
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (v.) Middle English aresten < Anglo-French, Middle French arester, < Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (noun) Middle English arest(e) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of v.
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Parts of speech for Rearrest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rearrest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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