rescata

Rescata is a Spanish verb form that appears primarily as the third person singular of the present indicative of the verb rescatar, and as the informal tú command to tell someone to rescue. In everyday use, rescatar means to save or to free someone from danger, to retrieve something that was lost, or to safeguard data, objects, or rights. The equivalent noun is rescate, used for the act or result of rescuing.

Etymology and formation: rescatar derives from Latin roots related to capere, “to take,” with a prefix that conveys a sense of taking back or freeing. The word has spread through Spanish with its various grammatical forms, including present, past, and subjunctive tenses, as well as related nouns and adjectives such as rescate (rescue) and rescatable (rescuable).

Usage notes: Rescatar is widely used in humanitarian, safety, military, emergency, and everyday contexts. It can describe physical rescue, but also metaphorical rescues, such as rescatar una idea or rescatar datos from a damaged storage device. The imperative tú form rescata is common in informal speech, while usted rescate and ustedes rescaten are used in formal or plural contexts.

Related terms: rescate (noun), rescatador/rescatadora (rescuer), rescatable (rescued or salvageable), rescatamiento (rescue operation, less common). In English, the equivalent verb is rescue.

See also: Rescate, Rescatista, Rescatabilidad.