abrasar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• abrasir

Etymology

From a- +‎ brasa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βɾəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bɾəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.bɾaˈzaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasí, past participle abrasat)

1. (transitive) to burn up, to sear
2. (pronominal) to burn up

   abrasar-se d’amor ― to burn with love

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abrasar (first conjugation)

infinitive			abrasar
gerund			abrasant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abrasat		abrasada
		plural		abrasats		abrasades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abraso	abrases	abrasa	abrasem	abraseu	abrasen
	imperfect	abrasava	abrasaves	abrasava	abrasàvem	abrasàveu	abrasaven
	future	abrasaré	abrasaràs	abrasarà	abrasarem	abrasareu	abrasaran
	preterite	abrasí	abrasares	abrasà	abrasàrem	abrasàreu	abrasaren
	conditional	abrasaria	abrasaries	abrasaria	abrasaríem	abrasaríeu	abrasarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abrasi	abrasis	abrasi	abrasem	abraseu	abrasin
	imperfect	abrasés	abrasessis	abrasés	abraséssim	abraséssiu	abrasessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	abrasa	abrasi	abrasem	abraseu	abrasin
	negative (no)	—	no abrasis	no abrasi	no abrasem	no abraseu	no abrasin

Derived terms

• abrasador
• abrasament
• abrasant

 

Related terms

• abrusar

Further reading

• “abrasar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

By surface analysis, a- +‎ brasa (“embers”) +‎ -ar. From Old Galician-Portuguese abrasar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβɾaˈsaɾ]

Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasei, past participle abrasado)

1. (transitive) to burn

   Synonym: queimar

   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 626:

     Et por nihũa maneyra nõ querem leyxar esta çidade ata que aiã tomada et abrasada et destroýda et maltreyta, et justiça de nós feyta a seu prazer.

     And in no way will they release this city until they have it, conquered and burnt and destroyed and battered, and they make their justice on us as they please

2. (transitive) to parch

   Synonym: torrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abrasar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abrasar
Personal	abrasar	abrasares	abrasar	abrasarmos	abrasardes	abrasaren
Gerund
	abrasando
Past participle
Masculine	abrasado			abrasados
Feminine	abrasada			abrasadas
Indicative
Present	abraso	abrasas	abrasa	abrasamos	abrasades	abrasan
Imperfect	abrasaba	abrasabas	abrasaba	abrasabamos	abrasabades	abrasaban
Preterite	abrasei	abrasaches	abrasou	abrasamos	abrasastes	abrasaron
Pluperfect	abrasara	abrasaras	abrasara	abrasaramos	abrasarades	abrasaran
Future	abrasarei	abrasarás	abrasará	abrasaremos	abrasaredes	abrasarán
Conditional	abrasaría	abrasarías	abrasaría	abrasariamos	abrasariades	abrasarían
Subjunctive
Present	abrase	abrases	abrase	abrasemos	abrasedes	abrasen
Imperfect	abrasase	abrasases	abrasase	abrasásemos	abrasásedes	abrasasen
Future	abrasar	abrasares	abrasar	abrasarmos	abrasardes	abrasaren
Imperative
Affirmative		abrasa	abrase	abrasemos	abrasade	abrasen
Negative (non)		non abrases	non abrase	non abrasemos	non abrasedes	non abrasen

    Reintegrated conjugation of abrasar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abrasar
Personal	abrasar	abrasares	abrasar	abrasarmos	abrasardes	abrasarem
Gerund
	abrasando
Past participle
Masculine	abrasado			abrasados
Feminine	abrasada			abrasadas
Indicative
Present	abraso	abrasas	abrasa	abrasamos	abrasades, abrasais	abrasam
Imperfect	abrasava	abrasavas	abrasava	abrasávamos	abrasávades, abrasáveis, abrasávais1	abrasavam
Preterite	abrasei	abrasaste, abrasache1	abrasou	abrasamos	abrasastes	abrasárom, abrasaram
Pluperfect	abrasara	abrasaras	abrasara	abrasáramos	abrasárades, abrasáreis, abrasárais1	abrasaram
Future	abrasarei	abrasarás	abrasará	abrasaremos	abrasaredes, abrasareis	abrasarám, abrasarão
Conditional	abrasaria	abrasarias	abrasaria	abrasaríamos	abrasaríades, abrasaríeis, abrasaríais1	abrasariam
Subjunctive
Present	abrase	abrases	abrase	abrasemos	abrasedes, abraseis	abrasem
Imperfect	abrasasse	abrasasses	abrasasse	abrasássemos	abrasássedes, abrasásseis	abrasassem
Future	abrasar	abrasares	abrasar	abrasarmos	abrasardes	abrasarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abrasa	abrase	abrasemos	abrasade, abrasai	abrasem
Negative (nom)		nom abrases	nom abrase	nom abrasemos	nom abrasedes, nom abraseis	nom abrasem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abrasar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abras”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abrasar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abrasar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “abrasar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abrasar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ladino

Etymology

Compare Spanish abrazar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abraˈsar/

Verb

abrasar (Latin spelling)

1. to embrace

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abrasar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ brasa (“ember”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈza(ʁ)/ [a.bɾaˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈza(ʁ)/ [a.bɾaˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈza(ʁ)/ [a.bɾaˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɾɐˈzaɾ/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈzaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɾɐˈzaɾ/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈzaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɾɐˈza.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈza.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧bra‧sar

Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasei, past participle abrasado)

1. (transitive) to burn
2. (transitive) to parch

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abrasar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abrasar
Personal	abrasar	abrasares	abrasar	abrasarmos	abrasardes	abrasarem
Gerund
	abrasando
Past participle
Masculine	abrasado			abrasados
Feminine	abrasada			abrasadas
Indicative
Present	abraso	abrasas	abrasa	abrasamos	abrasais	abrasam
Imperfect	abrasava	abrasavas	abrasava	abrasávamos	abrasáveis	abrasavam
Preterite	abrasei	abrasaste	abrasou	abrasamos1, abrasámos2	abrasastes	abrasaram
Pluperfect	abrasara	abrasaras	abrasara	abrasáramos	abrasáreis	abrasaram
Future	abrasarei	abrasarás	abrasará	abrasaremos	abrasareis	abrasarão
Conditional	abrasaria	abrasarias	abrasaria	abrasaríamos	abrasaríeis	abrasariam
Subjunctive
Present	abrase	abrases	abrase	abrasemos	abraseis	abrasem
Imperfect	abrasasse	abrasasses	abrasasse	abrasássemos	abrasásseis	abrasassem
Future	abrasar	abrasares	abrasar	abrasarmos	abrasardes	abrasarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abrasa	abrase	abrasemos	abrasai	abrasem
Negative (não)		não abrases	não abrase	não abrasemos	não abraseis	não abrasem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “abrasar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “abrasar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “abrasar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “abrasar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “abrasar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “abrasar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From brasa (“hot coals”), of unknown etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾaˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾaˈsaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bra‧sar
• Homophone: (Latin America) abrazar

Verb

abrasar (first-person singular present abraso, first-person singular preterite abrasé, past participle abrasado)

1. (transitive) to burn

   Synonym: quemar

2. (transitive) to parch
3. (transitive) to squander or waste money

   Synonym: malbaratar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abrasar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abrasar
gerund			abrasando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abrasado		abrasada
		plural		abrasados		abrasadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abraso	abrasastú abrasásvos	abrasa	abrasamos	abrasáis	abrasan
	imperfect	abrasaba	abrasabas	abrasaba	abrasábamos	abrasabais	abrasaban
	preterite	abrasé	abrasaste	abrasó	abrasamos	abrasasteis	abrasaron
	future	abrasaré	abrasarás	abrasará	abrasaremos	abrasaréis	abrasarán
	conditional	abrasaría	abrasarías	abrasaría	abrasaríamos	abrasaríais	abrasarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abrase	abrasestú abrasésvos2	abrase	abrasemos	abraséis	abrasen
	imperfect (ra)	abrasara	abrasaras	abrasara	abrasáramos	abrasarais	abrasaran
	imperfect (se)	abrasase	abrasases	abrasase	abrasásemos	abrasaseis	abrasasen
	future1	abrasare	abrasares	abrasare	abrasáremos	abrasareis	abrasaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abrasatú abrasávos	abrase	abrasemos	abrasad	abrasen
	negative		no abrases	no abrase	no abrasemos	no abraséis	no abrasen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abrasar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive abrasar	dative	abrasarme	abrasarte	abrasarle, abrasarse	abrasarnos	abrasaros	abrasarles, abrasarse
	accusative	abrasarme	abrasarte	abrasarlo, abrasarla, abrasarse	abrasarnos	abrasaros	abrasarlos, abrasarlas, abrasarse
with gerund abrasando	dative	abrasándome	abrasándote	abrasándole, abrasándose	abrasándonos	abrasándoos	abrasándoles, abrasándose
	accusative	abrasándome	abrasándote	abrasándolo, abrasándola, abrasándose	abrasándonos	abrasándoos	abrasándolos, abrasándolas, abrasándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abrasa	dative	abrásame	abrásate	abrásale	abrásanos	not used	abrásales
	accusative	abrásame	abrásate	abrásalo, abrásala	abrásanos	not used	abrásalos, abrásalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative abrasá	dative	abrasame	abrasate	abrasale	abrasanos	not used	abrasales
	accusative	abrasame	abrasate	abrasalo, abrasala	abrasanos	not used	abrasalos, abrasalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abrase	dative	abráseme	not used	abrásele, abrásese	abrásenos	not used	abráseles
	accusative	abráseme	not used	abráselo, abrásela, abrásese	abrásenos	not used	abráselos, abráselas
with first-person plural imperative abrasemos	dative	not used	abrasémoste	abrasémosle	abrasémonos	abrasémoos	abrasémosles
	accusative	not used	abrasémoste	abrasémoslo, abrasémosla	abrasémonos	abrasémoos	abrasémoslos, abrasémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abrasad	dative	abrasadme	not used	abrasadle	abrasadnos	abrasaos	abrasadles
	accusative	abrasadme	not used	abrasadlo, abrasadla	abrasadnos	abrasaos	abrasadlos, abrasadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abrasen	dative	abrásenme	not used	abrásenle	abrásennos	not used	abrásenles, abrásense
	accusative	abrásenme	not used	abrásenlo, abrásenla	abrásennos	not used	abrásenlos, abrásenlas, abrásense

Derived terms

• abrasador
• abrasamiento

 

Related terms

• abrasante

 

Further reading

• “abrasar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10