apoderar

Catalan

Etymology

    From a- +‎ poder +‎ -ar.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.pu.ðəˈɾa]
    • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.po.ðəˈɾa]
    • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.po.ðeˈɾaɾ]
    • IPA(key): (Northwestern) [a.po.ðeˈɾa]
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    Verb

    apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderí, past participle apoderat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

    1. (obsolete, transitive) to overpower
    2. (transitive) to delegate authority to, to empower (to act on one's behalf)
    3. (pronominal) to seize [with de]

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    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese apoderar, corresponding to a- +‎ poder (“power”) +‎ -ar.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po.deˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.po.deˈɾa(h)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pu.dɨˈɾaɾ/ [ɐ.pu.ðɨˈɾaɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pu.dɨˈɾa.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: a‧po‧de‧rar

    Verb

    apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderei, past participle apoderado)

    1. (pronominal) to seize (to take possession of) [with de ‘something’]
      Synonym: tomar posse de
      O imperador apoderou-se dos territórios vizinhos.
      The emperor seized neighbouring territories.
    2. (figurative, pronominal) to seize (to have a sudden and powerful effect upon) [with de ‘someone’]
      Synonyms: dominar, controlar, tomar conta de
      Não posso deixar o medo apoderar-se de mim.
      I can’t let fear seize me.

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    Spanish

    Etymology

      From a- + poder (“power”) + -ar.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /apodeˈɾaɾ/ [a.po.ð̞eˈɾaɾ]
      • Rhymes: -aɾ
      • Syllabification: a‧po‧de‧rar

      Verb

      apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderé, past participle apoderado)

      1. to empower
      2. (reflexive) to seize, to gain, to get hold of, to get one's hands on [with de ‘something’]
        • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 16:
          Pierde su tiempo el individuo que trata de apoderarse del tesoro sin el beneplácito de su guardador.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      3. (reflexive) to take control, to take possession [with de ‘of something’]

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