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1. arrest

verb. ['ɝˈɛst'] take into custody.

Etymology

  • arester (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • arresto (Latin)

Rhymes with Arrest

  • self-professed
  • transgressed
  • unimpressed
  • telequest
  • stateswest
  • intrawest
  • eastern-west
  • dispossessed
  • unaddressed
  • telewest
  • repossessed
  • reinvest
  • progressed
  • northwest
  • indigest
  • expressed
  • distressed
  • compressed
  • undressed
  • sylvest
  • suppressed
  • suggest
  • southwest
  • request
  • repressed
  • reassessed
  • protest
  • professed
  • penwest
  • norwest

How do you pronounce arrest?

Pronounce arrest as ərˈɛst.

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2. arrest

noun. ['ɝˈɛst'] the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).

Etymology

  • arester (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • arresto (Latin)

3. arrest

verb. ['ɝˈɛst'] hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

Etymology

  • arester (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • arresto (Latin)

4. arrest

verb. ['ɝˈɛst'] attract and fix.

Etymology

  • arester (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • arresto (Latin)

5. arrest

noun. ['ɝˈɛst'] the state of inactivity following an interruption.

Etymology

  • arester (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • arresto (Latin)

6. arrest

verb. ['ɝˈɛst'] cause to stop.

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Etymology

  • arester (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • arresto (Latin)