rescatar

From Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Spanish rescatar.

rescatar (first-person singular indicative present rescato, past participle rescatáu)

1. to rescue

• rescate

• “rescatar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “rescatar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From a mix of recaptar and regatar with the prefix res- instead, or from Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Spanish rescatar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəs.kəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [res.kaˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescatí, past participle rescatat)

1. to rescue

   Synonym: salvar

2. to ransom
3. to redeem

• “rescatar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• resgatar (reintegrationist)

Compare Portuguese resgatar.

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescatei, past participle rescatado)

1. to rescue

• rescate

• “rescatar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare English rechase and recatch.

• IPA^(key): /reskaˈtaɾ/ [res.kaˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: res‧ca‧tar

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescaté, past participle rescatado)

1. (transitive) to rescue

• “rescatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025