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frear.

to brake, to decelerate, to slow down, to rein in

5 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɾeˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[fɾeˈa(h)]Brazil/fɾejˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[fɾeɪ̯ˈa(h)]Brazil
  1. to brake, to decelerate, to slow down, to rein in

    transitive
  2. to prevent; detain

    Brazil · transitive
  3. to contain (oneself); repress (oneself); moderate; refrain (oneself)

    Brazil · reflexive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰr-eh₁-nom Proto-Italic *θrēnomder. Proto-Italic *frēnom Latin frēnum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin frēnāre Portuguese frear Inherited from Latin frēnāre. Doublet of frenar.

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