afugentar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ fugente +‎ -ar, from Latin fugientem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fu.ʒẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.fu.ʒẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.fu.ʒẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.fu.ʒẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.fu.ʒẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fu.ʒẽˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fu.ʒẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fu.ʒẽˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧fu‧gen‧tar

Verb

afugentar (first-person singular present afugento, first-person singular preterite afugentei, past participle afugentado)

  1. (transitive) to chase (off)
  2. (transitive) to shoo
  3. (transitive) to repel

Conjugation

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