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carpire

  • /karˈpire/

Where it comes from

dal latino carpere

verb avere · carpendo · carpente · carpito · carpisco · carpisci

  1. portare via
  2. figuratively trarre, estrapolare

Similar: appropriarsi, arraffare, cogliere, estorcere, impadronirsi, ghermire, pigliare, prendere, sgraffignare, sottrarre, spillare, strappare, portare via, rubare, afferrare, impossessarsi, ottenere con la frode · Opposite: lasciare, restituire, ridare, rendere, dare, offrire, concedere

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verb

Similar: appropriarsi, arraffare, cogliere, estorcere, impadronirsi, ghermire, pigliare, prendere, sgraffignare, sottrarre, spillare, strappare, portare via, rubare, afferrare, impossessarsi, ottenere con la frode · Opposite: lasciare, restituire, ridare, rendere, dare, offrire, concedere

In English

  • wrest to obtain by pulling or violent force
  • sneak to take something surreptitiously
  • extort to wrest from an unwilling person by undue or illegal exercise of power or ingen

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"carpire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/carpire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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carpire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/carpire

Chicago

"carpire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/carpire.

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@misc{carpire_2026,
  title = {carpire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/carpire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}