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defensar

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defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensí, past participle defensat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/

  1. to defend
    Synonym: defendre

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English defense, French défense, German defensiv, Italian difensivo, Spanish defensa, ultimately from Late Latin dēfēnsa, from Latin dēfendere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.fen.ˈsar/, /dɛ.fɛn.ˈsaɾ/

Verb

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defensar (present tense defensas, past tense defensis, future tense defensos, imperative defensez, conditional defensus)

  1. (transitive) to defend
    Synonym: parear
    Antonym: atakar

Conjugation

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Conjugation of defensar
present past future
infinitive defensar defensir defensor
tense defensas defensis defensos
conditional defensus
imperative defensez
adjective active participle defensanta defensinta defensonta
adverbial active participle defensante defensinte defensonte
nominal
active participle
singular defensanto defensinto defensonto
plural defensanti defensinti defensonti
adjective passive participle defensata defensita defensota
adverbial passive participle defensate defensite defensote
nominal
passive participle
singular defensato defensito defensoto
plural defensati defensiti defensoti

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēfēnsāre (to defend). Doublet of defender.

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  • Hyphenation: de‧fen‧sar

Verb

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defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensei, past participle defensado)

  1. to defend

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēfēnsāre (to defend), from dēfēndō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /defenˈsaɾ/ [d̪e.fẽnˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧fen‧sar

Verb

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defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensé, past participle defensado)

  1. to defend (Obsolete spelling of defender.)

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