alastrar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ lastrar (to ballast).[1]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧las‧trar

Verb

alastrar (first-person singular present alastro, first-person singular preterite alastrei, past participle alastrado)

  1. (nautical) to ballast; to load a ship with ballast, so that it is stable
  2. to spread; to proliferate
    Synonyms: espalhar, proliferar, difundir, estender

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ alastrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024