secar

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō.

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secar (first-person singular indicative present seco, past participle secáu)

  1. to dry

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin siccāre. By surface analysis, sec +‎ -ar.

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secar (first-person singular present seco, first-person singular preterite sequí, past participle secat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. Alternative form of assecar

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese secar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō.

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secar (first-person singular present seco, first-person singular preterite sequei, past participle secado)

  1. to dry
    Synonym: desecar
  2. to wipe dry
    Synonym: enxugar
  3. to become dry
    Synonyms: agostar, estiñar
  4. to wither
    Synonym: agostar
  5. (of a mammal animal) to cease to milk, to dry
    Synonym: estiñar

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan, from Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō.

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  • Audio:(file)

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secar

  1. to dry; to dry out

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin siccāre, from siccus (dry), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

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  • Hyphenation: se‧car

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secar (first-person singular present seco, first-person singular preterite sequei, past participle secado)

  1. (intransitive) to dry (to become dry)
    Synonym: evaporar
  2. (transitive) to dry (to make dry)
    Antonyms: aguar, molhar, humedecer, humidificar, humectar
    • 2022, “a cor púrpura”, performed by Djonga:
      Uma pessoa me tocou sem eu querer / E ainda me convenceu que eu gostava / Molhou com seu suor minha pele infantil / E secou minhas lágrimas sempre que eu chorava
      Someone touched me without my consent / And even convinced me that I liked it / They wet my infantile skin with their sweat / And dried my tears whenever I cried
  3. to dry up (to deprive someone of something vital)
  4. (intransitive) to wither (to shrivel, droop or dry up)
    Synonyms: esgotar, mirrar, murchar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin siccāre.

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secar (first-person singular present seco, first-person singular preterite sequé, past participle secado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to dry

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