# Zapruder

> English word · Verb · IPA /zəˈpɹuːdə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #96,683

## Definitions
1. To mesmerize; to fascinate.
2. To study (a piece of footage) closely.

## Etymology
Named after Abraham Zapruder, who shot the footage of the 1963 assassination of the President of the United States John F. Kennedy known as the Zapruder film.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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