refugar

Asturian

Verb

refugar

1. to refuse

Related terms

• refugu

Galician

Etymology

14th century. Obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /refuˈɣaɾ/

Verb

refugar (first-person singular present refugo, first-person singular preterite refuguei, past participle refugado)

1. to discard; to reject

   Synonyms: desbotar, rexeitar

   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 258:

     Et por ende nõ me ha mester de me anparar nẽ de rrefugar, senõ consentir o que por ben touerdes

     And so, its not for me either to receive nor to dismiss, but rather to consent what you would kindly desire

Conjugation

Derived terms

• refugallo
• refugo

References

• “refugar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “refug” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “refugar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “refugar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “refugar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “refugar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin refugāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

refugar (first-person singular present refugo, first-person singular preterite refuguei, past participle refugado)

1. (transitive) to reject, to discard

   Synonym: rejeitar

2. (transitive) to despise, to scorn

   Synonym: desprezar

3. (transitive) to set aside
4. (South Brazil, transitive) to separate (cattle)
5. (Brazil, intransitive) to refuse to continue walking or enter the stable (of an animal)

Conjugation

References

• “refugar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “refugar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “refugar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.