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viciar.

to addict (to cause someone to become addicted)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/vi.siˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[vi.siˈa(h)]Brazil/viˈsja(ʁ)/Brazil[viˈsja(h)]Brazil

  1. to addict (to cause someone to become addicted)

    Seus amigos o viciaram drogas.
    Este jogo viciou-me.

  2. to be addictive

    intransitive
    Os cigarros viciam.

  3. to spoil; to corrupt

    O fedor viciou o quarto.

  4. to adulterate

    Os dados foram viciados.

  5. to degrade, to fade

    reflexive
    As baterias viciam-se com o uso.
Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin vitiāre (“to make faulty”). Compare with English vitiate.

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