acatar

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1521,[1] hence probably borrowed from Spanish acatar.

Verb[edit]

acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acatí, past participle acatat)

  1. to comply with, to abide by

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “acatar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese acatar, from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Galician and Spanish acatar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

Verb[edit]

acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acatei, past participle acatado)

  1. (transitive) to observe
  2. (transitive) to respect, worship
    Synonym: respeitar
  3. (transitive) to obey, heed, comply
    Synonym: cumprir

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish acatar ("look at closely, consider", later "pay homage to"),[1] from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Portuguese acatar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /akaˈtaɾ/ [a.kaˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ca‧tar

Verb[edit]

acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acaté, past participle acatado)

  1. (transitive) to comply with, to obey
    Synonyms: cumplir, obedecer

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Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: acatar

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “catar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 921

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