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acicatar.

to spur

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.si.kaˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[a.si.kaˈta(h)]Brazil/a.si.kaˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.si.kaˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to spur

    transitive
  2. to encourage, to incite

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese acicate Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese acicatar From acicate + -ar.

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