rauben

See also: Rauben

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German rouben, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German roubōn, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁaʊ̯bm̩], [ˈʁaʊ̯bən]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: rau‧ben

Verb

1. (criminal act) to rob
2. (figuratively) to rob, to deprive
   • 1931, Gebhard Mehring, Schrift und Schrifttum, Silberburg-Verlag, page 13:

     Der Zerfall des Römerreiches raubte der Stadt Rom die alte Stellung als Mittelpunkt alles Geschehens.

     The decay of the Roman empire robbed the city of Rome of the old position as the center of all that was happening.

3. to take away

Related terms

• Raub
• Räuber

 

Further reading

• “rauben” in Duden online