Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Rescat /(r?s"k?t)/ · Res·cat · IPA v. t. n. 01 v. t. To ransom; to release; to rescue. 1. To ransom; to release; to rescue.[Obs.] 02 n. Ransom; release. 1. Ransom; release.[Obs.]