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Added 9 October 2026

rob

/ɹɒb/ verb

In Latin: latrocinor Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rob at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
The burglars robbed him of all his money
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

Origin

From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave.

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