Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
atenazar. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
atenazar, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
atenazar in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
atenazar you have here. The definition of the word
atenazar will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
atenazar, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
atenazar (first-person singular present atenazo, first-person singular preterite atenazei, past participle atenazado)
- Alternative form of atanazar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
From a- + tenaza + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /atenaˈθaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /atenaˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧te‧na‧zar
Verb
atenazar (first-person singular present atenazo, first-person singular preterite atenacé, past participle atenazado)
- (transitive, literally) to hold in place (especially by means of a clamp, vice, etc.)
1993, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Imágenes:le rodeó la garganta con su antebrazo para cortarle la respiración y, atenazando con ambas piernas las ingles del héroe, hizo presa en las rodillas de éste con sus pies- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive, figuratively) to grip, paralyse (especially with fear)
2020, Lucía G. Sobrado, Cristina Prieto Solano, Rebelión Roja, Roomie Ediciones, →ISBN, page 67:Cierro los ojos y respiro hondo con el pánico atenazando cada fibra de mi ser.- I close my eyes and breath deeply, the fear gripping every fiber of my being.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of atenazar (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
|
singular
|
plural
|
1st person
|
2nd person
|
3rd person
|
1st person
|
2nd person
|
3rd person
|
with infinitive atenazar
|
dative
|
atenazarme
|
atenazarte
|
atenazarle, atenazarse
|
atenazarnos
|
atenazaros
|
atenazarles, atenazarse
|
accusative
|
atenazarme
|
atenazarte
|
atenazarlo, atenazarla, atenazarse
|
atenazarnos
|
atenazaros
|
atenazarlos, atenazarlas, atenazarse
|
|
with gerund atenazando
|
dative
|
atenazándome
|
atenazándote
|
atenazándole, atenazándose
|
atenazándonos
|
atenazándoos
|
atenazándoles, atenazándose
|
accusative
|
atenazándome
|
atenazándote
|
atenazándolo, atenazándola, atenazándose
|
atenazándonos
|
atenazándoos
|
atenazándolos, atenazándolas, atenazándose
|
|
with informal second-person singular tú imperative atenaza
|
dative
|
atenázame
|
atenázate
|
atenázale
|
atenázanos
|
not used
|
atenázales
|
accusative
|
atenázame
|
atenázate
|
atenázalo, atenázala
|
atenázanos
|
not used
|
atenázalos, atenázalas
|
|
with informal second-person singular vos imperative atenazá
|
dative
|
atenazame
|
atenazate
|
atenazale
|
atenazanos
|
not used
|
atenazales
|
accusative
|
atenazame
|
atenazate
|
atenazalo, atenazala
|
atenazanos
|
not used
|
atenazalos, atenazalas
|
|
with formal second-person singular imperative atenace
|
dative
|
atenáceme
|
not used
|
atenácele, atenácese
|
atenácenos
|
not used
|
atenáceles
|
accusative
|
atenáceme
|
not used
|
atenácelo, atenácela, atenácese
|
atenácenos
|
not used
|
atenácelos, atenácelas
|
|
with first-person plural imperative atenacemos
|
dative
|
not used
|
atenacémoste
|
atenacémosle
|
atenacémonos
|
atenacémoos
|
atenacémosles
|
accusative
|
not used
|
atenacémoste
|
atenacémoslo, atenacémosla
|
atenacémonos
|
atenacémoos
|
atenacémoslos, atenacémoslas
|
|
with informal second-person plural imperative atenazad
|
dative
|
atenazadme
|
not used
|
atenazadle
|
atenazadnos
|
atenazaos
|
atenazadles
|
accusative
|
atenazadme
|
not used
|
atenazadlo, atenazadla
|
atenazadnos
|
atenazaos
|
atenazadlos, atenazadlas
|
|
with formal second-person plural imperative atenacen
|
dative
|
atenácenme
|
not used
|
atenácenle
|
atenácennos
|
not used
|
atenácenles, atenácense
|
accusative
|
atenácenme
|
not used
|
atenácenlo, atenácenla
|
atenácennos
|
not used
|
atenácenlos, atenácenlas, atenácense
|
Derived terms
Further reading