despontar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ ponta (“tip, point”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: des‧pon‧tar

Verb

1. (intransitive) to emerge; to come out
2. (intransitive, botany) to sprout
3. (transitive) to trim
4. (transitive) to blunt

Synonyms

• (to emerge): apontar, surgir
• (to sprout): apontar, brotar

Noun

despontar m (plural despontares)

1. beginning

   ao despontar do dia ― at daybreak

Synonyms

• (beginning): início