desposar

/despoˈsaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
desposo
preterite (yo)
desposé
past participle
desposado

Meaning

  1. to marry (formal)

    • El sacerdote los desposó.

      The priest married them.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

casar

casar and desposar are close synonyms for "to marry"; desposar is more formal or literary.

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