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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

acovardar.

to make someone lose their courage; to frighten

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.ko.vaʁˈda(ʁ)/Brazil[a.ko.vaɦˈda(h)]Brazil/a.ko.vaʁˈda(ʁ)/Brazil[a.ko.vaɦˈda(h)]Brazil
  1. to make someone lose their courage; to frighten

    transitive
    As ameaças de processo me acovardaram.
  2. to lose one’s courage; to chicken out

    pronominal
    Eu queria pular, mas me acovardei.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese a- Old Galician-Portuguese covardo Portuguese covarde Portuguese -ar Portuguese acovardar From a- + covarde (“coward”) + -ar.

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