complaure

See also: complauré

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin complacēre, from con- + placēre, or from Catalan com- +‎ plaure. First attested 1388.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kumˈplaw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [komˈplaw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [komˈplaw.ɾe]

Verb

complaure (first-person singular present complac, first-person singular preterite complaguí, past participle complagut)

1. to please (someone), to satisfy the desires (of someone)

Related terms

• plaure

Further reading

• “complaure” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “complaure” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “complaure” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.