encerrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ cerrar.

Verb

1. to contain
2. to complete, finish
3. (computing) to shut down

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ cerrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enθeˈraɾ/ [ẽn̟.θeˈraɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /enseˈraɾ/ [ẽn.seˈraɾ]

Verb

1. to lock up, to coop up

   Synonym: recluir

2. to lock away, put away, to imprison, to nail (in a prison or mental hospital)
3. to enclose, to confine, to immure
4. to contain, to hold, to include, to encapsulate, to entail
5. (games) to stalemate
6. (typography) to separate (between brackets, commas)
7. (reflexive) to take over; occupy (a building)
8. (reflexive) to shut oneself up, to withdraw, to shut away oneself, to shut off oneself, to lock up or lock down oneself, to close off oneself
9. (reflexive) to shy away

Related terms

• encerrona
• encierro

 

See also

• encerar