livrar

Ido

Verb

livrar (present tense livras, past tense livris, future tense livros, imperative livrez, conditional livrus)

1. to deliver, to transport something to its destination

Conjugation

    Conjugation of livrar

		present		past		future
infinitive		livrar		livrir		livror
tense		livras		livris		livros
conditional		livrus
imperative		livrez
adjective active participle		livranta		livrinta		livronta
adverbial active participle		livrante		livrinte		livronte
nominal active participle	singular	livranto		livrinto		livronto
	plural	livranti		livrinti		livronti
adjective passive participle		livrata		livrita		livrota
adverbial passive participle		livrate		livrite		livrote
nominal passive participle	singular	livrato		livrito		livroto
	plural	livrati		livriti		livroti

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin līberāre, present active infinitive of līberō (“I acquit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.ˈβɾaɾ/

Verb

livrar

1. to acquit (to free from guilt)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 7 (facsimile):

     Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.

     This one is about how Holy Mary acquitted the pregnant abbess who had fallen asleep crying in front of her altar.

Related terms

• livre

Descendants

• Portuguese: livrar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese livrar, from Latin līberāre, present active infinitive of līberō (“I acquit”). Doublet of liberar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ˈvɾaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.ˈvɾa(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: li‧vrar

Verb

1. (transitive with de) to save
2. (transitive with de) to free; to release
3. (transitive with de) to exempt
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to get rid of
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to escape

Synonyms

• (to free): libertar
• (to save): salvar
• (to get rid of): desembaraçar-se

Derived terms

• livramento

Related terms

• livrador
• livração
• livre