to stop (tr.) → to arrest 5 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 52426)
type Polysemy
language Catalan
lexeme arrestar
meaning 1 to stop (tr.)
direction →
meaning 2 to arrest
reference DIEC2
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 52425)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme arrest
meaning 1 (14th–19th c) to stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part)

An vncouth paine torments my grieued ſoule,
And death arreſts the organe of my voyce. (Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great)

Mr. Van Rensberg broke the spell by arresting Martha as she trailed past him on Billy's arm, by pointing his pipestem at her and saying, ‘Hey, Matty, come here a minute.’ (Doris Lessing, Martha Quest)

direction →
meaning 2 t seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody

The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.

reference English Wiktionary OED Merriam-Webster
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 52424)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme arrêter
meaning 1 to stop (tr.)
direction →
meaning 2 to arrest
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 52427)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme arrestare
meaning 1 to stop (tr.)
direction →
meaning 2 to arrest
reference Vocabolario Treccani
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ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 52428)
type Polysemy
language Occitan
lexeme arrestar
meaning 1 to stop (tr.)
direction →
meaning 2 to arrest
reference English Wiktionary
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