avezar

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *advitiāre (accustom, habituate, familiarize), from Latin vitium. Compare Italian avvezzare, Portuguese vezar, avezar, Provençal Occitan avezar, envezar, Catalan avesar, cf. also Romanian învăța.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abeˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞eˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /abeˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞eˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ve‧zar

Verb

avezar (first-person singular present avezo, first-person singular preterite avecé, past participle avezado)

  1. (transitive) to accustom, inure, familiarize
    Synonyms: acostumbrar, habituar

Conjugation

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