apontar

• Hyphenation: a‧pon‧tar

From a- +‎ ponto (“point”) +‎ -ar.

apontar (first-person singular present aponto, first-person singular preterite apontei, past participle apontado)

1. (transitive) to point out, to indicate [with a ‘to someone’]

   Synonym: indicar

2. (transitive, figurative) to reference, to mention
3. (transitive, figurative) to give, to cite, to adduce (a reason, evidence, etc.)
4. (intransitive or reflexive) to point [with para ‘to’]
5. (transitive) to aim

From a- +‎ ponta (“tip”) +‎ -ar.

apontar (first-person singular present aponto, first-person singular preterite apontei, past participle apontado)

1. (transitive) to sharpen

   Synonyms: afiar, aguçar

   Antonym: despontar

2. (intransitive) to appear, to emerge [with a ‘at a location’ or em ‘in a location’]

   Synonyms: aparecer, despontar, surgir

3. (intransitive) to sprout, to germinate

   Synonyms: brotar, despontar