استحوذ

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح و ذ (ḥ-w-ḏ)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

اِسْتَحْوَذَ (istaḥwaḏa) X, non-past يَسْتَحْوِذُ‎ (yastaḥwiḏu)

  1. to capture, to occupy, to grip, to grab, to get dibs, to appropriate, to hijack, to seize, to take hold, to take possession [+ عَلَى (object)]
  2. (said of a company) to acquire, to buy out, to take over

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