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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + vecino + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /abeθiˈnaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /abesiˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ve‧ci‧nar
Verb
avecinar (first-person singular present avecino, first-person singular preterite aveciné, past participle avecinado)
- (transitive) to bring near
- Synonym: acercar
- to impend
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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