encaramar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkaɾaˈmaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧ra‧mar

Verb

encaramar (first-person singular present encaramo, first-person singular preterite encaramé, past participle encaramado)

  1. (transitive) to raise, lift, elevate
  2. (transitive) to extol; to worship
  3. (reflexive) to perch
    • 1878, Juan Valera, Pasarse de listo:
      Sin tal coqueteo, sin irse encaramando por los grados o escalones de la precitada escala, nadie llega jamás hasta el templo del verdadero amor, ni alcanza su gloria y sus favores regalados.
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