apascentar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *appascentāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pa.sẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pa.sẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.pa.sẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.pa.sẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pa.sẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pa.sẽˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.pɐʃ.sẽˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.pɐ.ʃẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.pɐʃ.sẽˈta.ɾi/, /ɐ.pɐ.ʃẽˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧pas‧cen‧tar

Verb

apascentar (first-person singular present apascento, first-person singular preterite apascentei, past participle apascentado)

  1. (transitive) to give pasture to (cattle)
  2. (transitive) to graze (to take to pasture)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to doctrine
  4. (reflexive) to delight
  5. (reflexive) to educate

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • apascentamento
  • apascentação
  • pascentar

Further reading