apoderar
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.pu.ðəˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.po.ðəˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.po.ðeˈɾaɾ]
Verb[edit]
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderí, past participle apoderat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (obsolete, transitive) to overpower
- (transitive) to delegate authority to, to empower (to act on one's behalf)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to seize [+ de (object)]
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of apoderar (first conjugation)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “apoderar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese apoderar, corresponding to a- + poder (“power”) + -ar.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧de‧rar
Verb[edit]
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderei, past participle apoderado)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to seize (to take possession of)
- (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to seize (to have a sudden and powerful effect upon)
- Synonyms: dominar, controlar, tomar conta de
- Não posso deixar o medo apoderar-se de mim.
- I can’t let fear seize me.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of apoderar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + poder (“power”) + -ar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderé, past participle apoderado)
- to empower
- (reflexive) to seize, to gain, to get hold of, to get one's hands on (+ de)
- (reflexive) to take control of, to take possession of (+ de)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of apoderar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of apoderar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “apoderar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “apoderar” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.
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