Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ sec (dry) +‎ -ar, from Latin siccus (dry). First attested in 1803.[1] Compare Occitan assecar. Cf. also Latin assicco.

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Verb

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assecar (first-person singular present asseco, first-person singular preterite assequí, past participle assecat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to dry, to dry up, to run dry
    Synonym: eixugar

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References

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  1. ^ assecar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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Occitan

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Etymology

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a- +‎ sec +‎ -ar, from Latin siccus (dry)

Verb

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assecar

  1. to dry (dry out)

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