arraign

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled arrainged

US /əˈɹeɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #61514

Meanings

1

verb
to accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy

They were arraigned before a judge the day after they were arrested.
2

verb
to call before a court to answer an indictment

They were arraigned on Friday.

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Synonyms

criminate implead indict

Word family

Forms arraignedarraigningarraigns

Derived forms arraignablearraigneearraignerarraignmentrearraignunarraigned

Related forms arraignment

Etymology

From Middle English areynen (“to interrogate, arraign, reprimand”), from Anglo-Norman areiner, arener, from Old French araisnier, areisnier, aresnier (“to speak to, address; accuse (in a law court)”) (whence modern French arraisonner (“to verify cargo, to arraign”)), from Vulgar Latin *arratiōnāre, from Latin adratiōnāre, from ad (“to”) + *ratiōnāre (“to reason, talk reasonably, talk”), from ratiō (“reason, reasoning, discourse”), from rat-, past-participle stem of rērī (“to reckon, calculate”). First attested in the late 14th century. Doublet of areason. About the -g- within the word, Etymonl...

areynen Middle English areiner xno araisnier Old French *arratiōnāre la-vul adratiōnāre Latin aragnier Old French arraigner Old French

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# arraign

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈɹeɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 61514

## Meanings
1. to accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
2. to call before a court to answer an indictment

## Examples
- They were arraigned before a judge the day after they were arrested.
- They were arraigned on Friday.

## Synonyms
- criminate
- implead
- indict

## Derived Forms
- arraignable
- arraignee
- arraigner
- arraignment
- rearraign
- unarraigned

## Related Forms
- arraignment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: areynen
- Root: areiner
- Root: araisnier
- Root: *arratiōnāre
- Root: adratiōnāre
- Root: aragnier
- Root: arraigner

## Etymology
From Middle English areynen (“to interrogate, arraign, reprimand”), from Anglo-Norman areiner, arener, from Old French araisnier, areisnier, aresnier (“to speak to, address; accuse (in a law court)”) (whence modern French arraisonner (“to verify cargo, to arraign”)), from Vulgar Latin *arratiōnāre, from Latin adratiōnāre, from ad (“to”) + *ratiōnāre (“to reason, talk reasonably, talk”), from ratiō (“reason, reasoning, discourse”), from rat-, past-participle stem of rērī (“to reckon, calculate”). First attested in the late 14th century. Doublet of areason. About the -g- within the word, Etymonl...

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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