aret

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verb

To impute (something) as a fault to or upon someone.

OriginOld French àreter ← Latin reputāre →
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Meanings

verbaret (third-person singular simple present arets, present participle aretting, simple past and past participle aretted)

present singular third person arets · participle present aretting · participle past aretted · past aretted · alternative arret

  1. obsoleteTo impute (something) as a fault to or upon someone.

Origin

  1. Latinreputāre“to count”
  2. Old Frenchàreter
  3. Englisharet

From Old French àreter, from à + reter, from Latin reputāre (“to count”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ratetearTeraAtertareRetaAETR
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APA

aret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aret

MLA

“aret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aret. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aret,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aret.

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