Spanish

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Etymology

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From vértebra +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beɾteˈbɾaɾ/ [beɾ.t̪eˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ver‧te‧brar

Verb

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vertebrar (first-person singular present vertebro, first-person singular preterite vertebré, past participle vertebrado)

  1. (transitive) to support
    • 2015 September 21, “La ciudad judicial fantasma de Aguirre”, in El País[1]:
      Y no para vertebrar un servicio público capaz de tutelar adecuadamente los derechos fundamentales de la ciudadanía.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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