† ereptadj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Snatched away.
ΚΠ
1736 in Bailey
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
ereptv.
/ɪˈrɛpt/ rare.
transitive. To snatch away, carry off.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > forcibly or suddenly
reaveOE
bereavec1320
atreachc1325
ravisha1398
reach?a1400
to catch awayc1400
rendc1450
ravena1513
pull1530
despoila1533
snatch1597
reap1634
extort1785
to pounce away1821
erept1865
1865 Athenæum No. 1951. 376/3 Pluto erepts Proserpine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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adj.1736
v.1865- half
- half a bar
- half a bull
- half a chance
- half a crack
- half a gale
- half a minute
- half a mo
- half a shake
- half a sovereign
- half a thick 'un
- hand-sized
- hand-small
- hand-smiter
- hand-sold
- hand-spoiler
- hand-stitched
- hand-stitching
- hand-swipe
- hand-tame
- hand-tamed
- hand-thrown
- hand-tied
- hand-tight
- hand-to-mouth