avassalar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ vassalo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.va.saˈla(ʁ)/ [a.va.saˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.va.saˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.va.saˈla(ʁ)/ [a.va.saˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.va.saˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.vɐ.sɐˈlaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.sɐˈlaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐ.sɐˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.vɐ.sɐˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧vas‧sa‧lar

Verb

avassalar (first-person singular present avassalo, first-person singular preterite avassalei, past participle avassalado)

  1. to make someone a vassal, to subjugate
    Synonym: tornar vassalo
  2. (by extension) to overwhelm (to overpower or crush)
    Synonym: dominar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of avassalar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal avassalar
Personal avassalar avassalares avassalar avassalarmos avassalardes avassalarem
Gerund
avassalando
Past participle
Masculine avassalado avassalados
Feminine avassalada avassaladas
Indicative
Present avassalo avassalas avassala avassalamos avassalais avassalam
Imperfect avassalava avassalavas avassalava avassalávamos avassaláveis avassalavam
Preterite avassalei avassalaste avassalou avassalamos1, avassalámos2 avassalastes avassalaram
Pluperfect avassalara avassalaras avassalara avassaláramos avassaláreis avassalaram
Future avassalarei avassalarás avassalará avassalaremos avassalareis avassalarão
Conditional avassalaria avassalarias avassalaria avassalaríamos avassalaríeis avassalariam
Subjunctive
Present avassale avassales avassale avassalemos avassaleis avassalem
Imperfect avassalasse avassalasses avassalasse avassalássemos avassalásseis avassalassem
Future avassalar avassalares avassalar avassalarmos avassalardes avassalarem
Imperative
Affirmative avassala avassale avassalemos avassalai avassalem
Negative (não) não avassales não avassale não avassalemos não avassaleis não avassalem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

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