advogar
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin advocāre. Doublet of avocar and avogar.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧gar
Verb[edit]
advogar (first-person singular present advogo, first-person singular preterite advoguei, past participle advogado)
- (intransitive) to work as a lawyer; to practice
- (transitive with por) to defend; to represent (to make legal defence of)
- Synonym: defender
- (transitive with por or with no preposition) to advocate (to express or encourage support for)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of advogar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese semi-learned borrowings from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
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- Portuguese verbs
- Portuguese verbs ending in -ar
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