vergar

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Latin

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Verb

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vergar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of vergō

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From verga (rod, twig) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧gar

Verb

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vergar (first-person singular present vergo, first-person singular preterite verguei, past participle vergado)

  1. (transitive) to bow (to make something bend or curve)
    Verga a vara.
    Bend the rod.
  2. (intransitive) to bow (to become bent or curved)
    A árvore vergou com o vento.
    The tree bent with the wind.
  3. (figurative, pronominal) to defer (to submit oneself) [with a ‘to someone/something’]
    O país vergou-se à força dos ventos.
    The country deferred to the force of the wind.

Conjugation

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Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:vergar.

Synonyms

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