estovar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From es- +‎ tova +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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estovar (first-person singular present estovo, first-person singular preterite estoví, past participle estovat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to soften (make soft)
  2. (pronominal) to soften (become soft)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to affect, move (make emotional)
    Synonym: entendrir
  4. (pronominal, figurative) to soften up (become less strict)
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to beat, thrash

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