apascentar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *appascentāre.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.pɐʃ.sẽˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.pɐ.ʃẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.pɐʃ.sẽˈta.ɾi/, /ɐ.pɐ.ʃẽˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧pas‧cen‧tar

Verb

apascentar (first-person singular present apascento, first-person singular preterite apascentei, past participle apascentado)

  1. (transitive) to give pasture to (cattle)
  2. (transitive) to graze (to take to pasture)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to doctrine
  4. (reflexive) to delight
  5. (reflexive) to educate

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