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abaixar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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    From a- +‎ baixar. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese abaixar.

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    abaixar (first-person singular present abaixo, first-person singular preterite abaixí, past participle abaixat)

    1. to lower (make lower)

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    Galician

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abaixar. By surface analysis, a- + baixar. Cognate with Catalan and Portuguese abaixar.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /abajˈʃaɾ/ [a.β̞a̠jˈʃaɾ]
      • Rhymes: -aɾ
      • Hyphenation: a‧bai‧xar

      Verb

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      abaixar (first-person singular present abaixo, first-person singular preterite abaixei, past participle abaixado)

      1. (transitive) to lower, to bow
      2. (transitive) to humble, to humiliate
      3. (pronominal) to bow; to bend down; to crouch
      4. (pronominal) to humble, to humiliate
      5. (pronominal) to set (the moon, to sun)

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      Old Galician-Portuguese

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Vulgar Latin *adbassiāre. By surface analysis, a- + baixar.

        Verb

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        abaixar

        1. (intransitive, pronominal) to humiliate

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        • Galician: abaixar
        • Portuguese: abaixar

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        Portuguese

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abaixar. By surface analysis, a- + baixar. Cognate with Catalan and Galician abaixar.

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          • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(h)], /a.baˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.baˈʃa(h)]
            • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ɾ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(ɾ)], /a.baˈʃa(ɾ)/
            • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(χ)], /a.baˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.baˈʃa(χ)]
            • (Caipira) IPA(key): /a.bajˈʃa(ɻ)/ [a.baɪ̯ˈʃa(ɻ)], /a.baˈʃa(ɻ)/
           
          • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bajˈʃaɾ/ [ɐ.βajˈʃaɾ]
            • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bajˈʃa.ɾi/

          Verb

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          abaixar (first-person singular present abaixo, first-person singular preterite abaixei, past participle abaixado)

          1. to lower; to cause to move downwards
            Synonyms: arriar, baixar
            Antonyms: erguer, suspender
          2. to lower; to cause to become shorter
            Synonyms: diminuir, encolher, encurtar
            Antonyms: ampliar, amplificar, aumentar
          3. to lower; to reduce (the degree, intensity, strength, etc.)
            Synonym: diminuir
            Antonyms: aumentar, erguer
          4. to lower; to humble
            Synonyms: abater, aviltar, deprimir, desprezar, humilhar, reprimir
            Antonyms: engrandecer, dignificar

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