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Etymology
From a- + fitora (“fishspear”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
afitorar (first-person singular present afitoro, first-person singular preterite afitorí, past participle afitorat)(transitive)
- to spear (with a fishspear or trident)
2010, Francesc Maynou i Hernàndez, Un mar sense peixos:Afitora el petit per atreure-les i les balenes fan esforços increïbles per salvar-lo, per endur-se'l; tornen a la superfície, s'exposen als cops per fer-lo tornar a la superfície i fer-lo respirar.- He spears the small one to attract them and the whales make incredible efforts to save him, to make off with him; they return to the surface, expose themselves to blows in order to return him to the surface and make him breathe.
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- (figurative) to fix (amb la vista with one's gaze), to stare at
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