espavorir
Portuguese
editEtymology
editEither from es- + pavor + -ar, or from a Vulgar Latin *expavorīre, from *pavorīre, from pavor. Compare Italian spaurire, Occitan espavordir; cf. also Romanian speria.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: es‧pa‧vo‧rir
Verb
editespavorir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite espavori, past participle espavorido)
- (transitive) to frighten
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of espavorir (defective) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:espavorir.
Related terms
edit- espavorecer
- pavor (“intense fear, dread”)