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lar·i·at I. \ˈlarēət also ˈler-, usu -əd.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: American Spanish la reata the lasso, from Spanish la the (feminine of el, definite article, the, from Latin ille that one, that, alteration — influenced by Latin is he — of ollus) + American Spanish reata lasso, from Spanish, rope used to keep animals in single file, from reatar to tie in single file, tie again, from re- (from Latin) + atar to tie, fasten, from Latin aptare to put on, fit, from aptus fit, suitable; Latin ollus akin to Latin uls beyond — more at all, iterate, apt : a long light but strong rope usually of hemp or strips of hide used with a running noose for catching livestock or with or without the noose for picketing grazing animals — compare lasso II. \-ēə]t, -ēˌa], usu ]d.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) West : to secure, catch, or equip with a lariat < lariated saddles > |