Galician [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From the noun alambique ( “ still ” ) , from Arabic إِنْبِيق ( ʔinbīq , “ still ” ) , from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ ( ámbix ) .
alambicar (first-person singular present alambico first-person singular preterite alambiquei past participle alambicado
to distill
to complicate Conjugation [ edit ]
Conjugation of alambicar
Singular
Plural
First-personeu
Second-personti tu
Third-personele ela você
First-personnós
Second-personvós
Third-personeles elas vocês
Infinitive
Impersonal alambicar
Personal alambicar alambicares alambicar alambicarmos alambicardes alambicarem
Gerund
alambicando
Past participle
Masculine
alambicado alambicados
Feminine
alambicada alambicadas
Indicative
Present
alambico alambicas alambica alambicamos alambicades alambicais alambicam
Imperfect
alambicava alambicavas alambicava alambicávamos alambicávades alambicáveis alambicávais 1
alambicavam
Preterite
alambiquei alambicaste alambicache 1
alambicou alambicamos alambicastes alambicárom alambicaram
Pluperfect
alambicara alambicaras alambicara alambicáramos alambicárades alambicáreis alambicárais 1
alambicaram
Future
alambicarei alambicarás alambicará alambicaremos alambicaredes alambicareis alambicarám alambicarão
Conditional
alambicaria alambicarias alambicaria alambicaríamos alambicaríades alambicaríeis alambicaríais 1
alambicariam
Subjunctive
Present
alambique alambiques alambique alambiquemos alambiquedes alambiqueis alambiquem
Imperfect
alambicasse alambicasses alambicasse alambicássemos alambicássedes alambicásseis alambicassem
Future
alambicar alambicares alambicar alambicarmos alambicardes alambicarem
Imperative
Affirmative
alambica alambique alambiquemos alambicade alambicai alambiquem
Negative (nom nom alambiques nom alambique nom alambiquemos nom alambiquedes nom alambiqueis nom alambiquem
Portuguese [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From the noun alambique ( “ still ” ) , from Arabic الإِنْبِيق ( al-ʔinbīq , “ still ” ) , from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ ( ámbix ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
alambicar (first-person singular present alambico first-person singular preterite alambiquei past participle alambicado
to distill
Synonym: destilar
( by extension ) refine
Synonym: requintar ( by extension ) complicate excessivelyto scrutinize , to examine closely
Synonym: examinar
( takes a reflexive pronoun ) Conjugation [ edit ]
1 Brazilian Portuguese.2 European Portuguese.
Derived terms [ edit ] Spanish [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From alambique ( “ still ” ) + -ar
Pronunciation [ edit ] IPA (key ) : /alambiˈkaɾ/ [a.lãm.biˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧lam‧bi‧car alambicar (first-person singular present alambico first-person singular preterite alambiqué past participle alambicado
( transitive ) distill
Synonym: destilar ( transitive ) scrutinize , to examine closely
Synonym: escrudiñar ( transitive ) complicate excessively
1877 Benito Pérez Galdós , Gloria :[ …] la sociedad modelo, según las ideas de su padre, había alambicado y desvirtuado un poco la idea religiosa, dejándose seducir demasiado por los símbolos que la misma idea religiosa emplea como órganos eficaces y al mismo tiempo como culto tributado por la verdad a la belleza eterna. [ …] the model society, according to the ideas of his father, had complicated and somewhat distorted the religious idea, allowing itself to be seduced too much by the symbols that the same religious idea uses as effective organs and at the same time as a cult paid by the truth to eternal beauty.Conjugation [ edit ]
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo tú
Selected combined forms of alambicar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular
plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
with infinitive alambicar
dative
alambicarme alambicarte alambicarle alambicarse alambicarnos alambicaros alambicarles alambicarse
accusative
alambicarme alambicarte alambicarlo alambicarla alambicarse alambicarnos alambicaros alambicarlos alambicarlas alambicarse
with gerund alambicando
dative
alambicándome alambicándote alambicándole alambicándose alambicándonos alambicándoos alambicándoles alambicándose
accusative
alambicándome alambicándote alambicándolo alambicándola alambicándose alambicándonos alambicándoos alambicándolos alambicándolas alambicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative alambica
dative
alambícame alambícate alambícale alambícanos not used
alambícales
accusative
alambícame alambícate alambícalo alambícala alambícanos not used
alambícalos alambícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative alambicá
dative
alambicame alambicate alambicale alambicanos not used
alambicales
accusative
alambicame alambicate alambicalo alambicala alambicanos not used
alambicalos alambicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative alambique
dative
alambíqueme not used
alambíquele alambíquese alambíquenos not used
alambíqueles
accusative
alambíqueme not used
alambíquelo alambíquela alambíquese alambíquenos not used
alambíquelos alambíquelas
with first-person plural imperative alambiquemos
dative
not used
alambiquémoste alambiquémosle alambiquémonos alambiquémoos alambiquémosles
accusative
not used
alambiquémoste alambiquémoslo alambiquémosla alambiquémonos alambiquémoos alambiquémoslos alambiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alambicad
dative
alambicadme not used
alambicadle alambicadnos alambicaos alambicadles
accusative
alambicadme not used
alambicadlo alambicadla alambicadnos alambicaos alambicadlos alambicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative alambiquen
dative
alambíquenme not used
alambíquenle alambíquennos not used
alambíquenles alambíquense
accusative
alambíquenme not used
alambíquenlo alambíquenla alambíquennos not used
alambíquenlos alambíquenlas alambíquense
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