enlairar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From enlaire +‎ -ar.

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Verb

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enlairar (first-person singular present enlairo, first-person singular preterite enlairí, past participle enlairat)

  1. (transitive) to lift, to elevate
  2. (reflexive) to take off
    • 1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 43:
      El cant s'enlayrava espay amunt, rebotint per les parets del carrer solitari, que tot se n'estremía…
      The song took off, bouncing off the walls of the solitary street, until all shook with it…

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