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apoderar
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderí, past participle apoderat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (obsolete, transitive) to overpower
- (transitive) to delegate authority to, to empower (to act on one's behalf)
- (pronominal) to seize [with de]
Conjugation
Derived terms
- apoderament
- apoderat
Further reading
- “apoderar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese apoderar, corresponding to a- + poder (“power”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧de‧rar
Verb
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderei, past participle apoderado)
- (pronominal) to seize (to take possession of) [with de ‘something’]
- (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.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderé, past participle apoderado)
- to empower
- (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)
- (reflexive) to take control, to take possession [with de ‘of something’]
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “apoderar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “apoderar” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.
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