adscribir

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ādscrībō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adskɾiˈbiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: ads‧cri‧bir

Verb

adscribir (first-person singular present adscribo, first-person singular preterite adscribí, past participle adscrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) adscripto)

  1. (transitive) to designate, to assign
  2. (pronominal) to adhere, follow (an idea, ideology etc)
    • 2021 May 18, Juan Cruz, quoting Andrea Abreu, “Andrea Abreu: “Hay una idea un poco clasista sobre lo que tiene éxito””, in El País:
      Y lo que hago es adscribirme a una tendencia histórica en las islas y en muchos lugares del mundo, como en Latinoamérica, donde el uso de la oralidad es una herramienta de la literatura.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • The past participle form adscripto is used in Argentina and Uruguay.

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