apoderar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.pu.ðəˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.po.ðəˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.po.ðeˈɾaɾ]
Verb edit
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderí, past participle apoderat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (obsolete, transitive) to overpower
- (transitive) to delegate authority to, to empower (to act on one's behalf)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to seize [+ de (object)]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of apoderar (first conjugation)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “apoderar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese apoderar, corresponding to a- + poder (“power”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧de‧rar
Verb edit
apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderei, past participle apoderado)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to seize (to take possession of)
- (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to seize (to have a sudden and powerful effect upon)
- Synonyms: dominar, controlar, tomar conta de
- Não posso deixar o medo apoderar-se de mim.
- I can’t let fear seize me.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of apoderar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From a- + poder (“power”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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 (+ de)
- (reflexive) to take control of, to take possession of (+ de)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of apoderar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of apoderar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “apoderar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “apoderar” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.