Etymology

illaqueate

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Today it means: To grab; seize, or catch. Full definition →

Latin illaqueātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromillaqueātus
  2. English todayillaqueate

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin illaqueātus, perfect passive participle of illaqueō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + laqueō (“to insnare”), from laqueus (“a noose, snare”).

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