morigerar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mōrigerārī (to comply with), from mōrem gerō (to do what someone else wants).

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morigerar (first-person singular present morigero, first-person singular preterite morigerí, past participle morigerat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to restrain, to moderate

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Spanish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Latin mōrigerus (compliant, obsequious, obedient).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moɾixeˈɾaɾ/ [mo.ɾi.xeˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧ri‧ge‧rar

Verb

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morigerar (first-person singular present morigero, first-person singular preterite morigeré, past participle morigerado)

  1. to restrain
    • 2015 November 6, “El colectivo Raqs sabe preguntar”, in El País[1]:
      De ahí viene el nombre del grupo, que quiere decir “danza” en árabe, persa y urdu pero también es el acrónimo de rarely asked questions (preguntas infrecuentes), doble zumbón del faqs (frequently asked questions) con que los portales de la web procuran morigerar la ansiedad que genera la interacción cuando borra toda interlocución humana.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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