aprisionar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾi.zi.oˈna(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾi.zjoˈna(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.pɾi.zi.oˈna(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾi.zjoˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.pɾi.zi.oˈna(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾi.zjoˈna(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾi.zi.oˈna(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾi.zjoˈna(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧pri‧si‧o‧nar

Verb

aprisionar (first-person singular present aprisiono, first-person singular preterite aprisionei, past participle aprisionado)

  1. to incarcerate, imprison (lock away in prison)
    Synonyms: encarcerar, prender

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ prisión +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apɾisjoˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pri‧sio‧nar

Verb

aprisionar (first-person singular present aprisiono, first-person singular preterite aprisioné, past participle aprisionado)

  1. to incarcerate, imprison
    Synonym: encarcelar
    • 2015 August 1, “El arrebato que acabó con la vida perfecta”, in El País:
      Por la hora del robo, porque no se habían acabado llevando nada, porque habían estado mucho tiempo en el domicilio y porque encontraron debajo del cuerpo de Silvia, aprisionado por su tobillo izquierdo, un reloj Tag Heuer, de Rua.
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