rescatar

From Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Spanish rescatar.

rescatar (first-person singular indicative present rescato, past participle rescatáu)

1. to rescue

• rescate

From a mix of recaptar and regatar with the prefix res- instead, or from Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Spanish rescatar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəs.kəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [res.kaˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescatí, past participle rescatat)

1. to rescue

   Synonym: salvar

2. to ransom
3. to redeem

• “rescatar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Compare Portuguese resgatar.

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescatei, past participle rescatado)

1. to rescue

• rescate

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Italian riscattare and English rechase and recatch.

• IPA^(key): /reskaˈtaɾ/ [res.kaˈt̪aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: res‧ca‧tar

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescaté, past participle rescatado)

1. (transitive) to rescue

• “rescatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024