alvejar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *albizāre. Senses 2 and 3 developed later. Derivable from alvo (white; target) +‎ -ejar (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧jar

Verb

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alvejar (first-person singular present alvejo, first-person singular preterite alvejei, past participle alvejado)

  1. (intransitive) to bleach; to whiten
    Synonym: branquejar
  2. (transitive) to aim at
    Synonym: tomar como alvo
  3. (transitive) to shoot; to hit
    Synonym: atingir

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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