empenar

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See also: empeñar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1257. From en- +‎ pena (feather; vane) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

empenar (first-person singular present empeno, first-person singular preterite empenei, past participle empenado)

  1. to warp
    Synonyms: abarcular, cambar, lorear, pandar
    Antonym: desempenar
  2. (archaic) to feather
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to call (to council)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈna(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈna(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈna(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈna(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈna(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈna(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈna(ɻ)/
 

Etymology 1

Possibly a variant of empinar, or from empena +‎ -ar, if empena is not itself derived from empenar.

Verb

empenar (first-person singular present empeno, first-person singular preterite empenei, past participle empenado)

  1. (transitive) to warp (wood)
  2. (intransitive) to warp (of wood)
  3. (intransitive) to deviate from a plumb line, to deflect
  4. (figurative, intransitive) to twist, to become twisted
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Etymology 2

From em- +‎ pena +‎ -ar.

Verb

empenar (first-person singular present empeno, first-person singular preterite empenei, past participle empenado)

  1. (transitive) to cover or adorn with feathers
  2. (intransitive or reflexive) to produce feathers (of a bird)
  3. (reflexive) to become covered or adorned with feathers
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