Polyglot Dictionary

anegar

/aneˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
anego
preterite (yo)
anegué
past participle
anegado

Meaning

  1. to flood

    • La lluvia anegó la calle.

      The rain flooded the street.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

alagar

anegar means to flood or inundate, often more literary, and can also mean to overwhelm figuratively, as in "anegado en lágrimas" (flooded with tears); alagar is the more regional word.

inundar

anegar and inundar both mean "to flood," close synonyms; anegar is slightly more literary.

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