basear

Portuguese

Etymology

From base +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ba.zeˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.zeˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈzjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈzja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ba‧se‧ar

Verb

basear (first-person singular present baseio, first-person singular preterite baseei, past participle baseado)

  1. (transitive) to base (to be the basis of)
    Uma criação adequada baseia um futuro próspero.
    Adequate rearing bases a prosperous future.
  2. (pronominal) to be based; to have as its basis [with em ‘on something’]
    Seus argumentos não se baseiam na lógica.
    Your arguments are not based on logic.

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