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Hold hostage Moderate

Origin: French suffix -age

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Verb
1

To hold as hostage.

2

To have possession or custody of (a person) as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand.

Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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