enclaustrar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ claustre +‎ -ar.

Verb

enclaustrar (first-person singular present enclaustro, first-person singular preterite enclaustrí, past participle enclaustrat)

  1. (transitive) to cloister
  2. (reflexive) to hide away, to isolate, to cocoon
    Synonyms: recloure's, tancar-se
    • 2021 April 27, Sílvia Marimon, “L'ADN d'una dona de 102 anys permet identificar el seu germà en una fossa comuna”, in Ara[1], Cultura:
      "Els avis es van enclaustrar quan va morir, pràcticament no sortien de casa, només per anar a treballar o a comprar".
      "His grandparents hid away when he died, they practically didn't leave the house, only to go to work or to shop."

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • enclaustrament

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enklausˈtɾaɾ/ [ẽŋ.klau̯sˈt̪ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧claus‧trar

Verb

enclaustrar (first-person singular present enclaustro, first-person singular preterite enclaustré, past participle enclaustrado)

  1. (transitive) to cloister, hide

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading