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cercear.

to cut by the roots

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/seʁ.seˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[seh.seˈa(h)]Brazil/seɾ.seˈa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/seʁ.seˈa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to cut by the roots

    transitive
  2. to trim

    transitive
  3. to diminish, to decrease

    figuratively · transitive
  4. to restrict, to limit

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cercear, from Latin circināre. Compare Galician cercear and Spanish cercenar.

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