apoderarse

Definitions of apoderarse
  1. verb
    take or capture by force
    synonyms: prender, tomar
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    types:
    arrebatar, usurpar
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
    coger, raptar, secuestrar
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
    piratear, robar
    take arbitrarily or by force
    type of:
    coger, tomar
    get into one's hands, take physically
  2. verb
    take possession of by force, as after an invasion
    synonyms: coger, embargar, prender, tomar
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    type of:
    embargar, tomar
    seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
  3. verb
    seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
    synonyms: embargar, tomar
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    types:
    coger, embargar, prender, tomar
    take possession of by force, as after an invasion
    type of:
    apropiarse, quitar, tomar
    take by force
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