Polyglot Dictionary

dotar

/doˈtaɾ/

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)
doto
preterite (yo)
doté
past participle
dotado

Meaning

  1. to equip

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

pertrechar

pertrechar specifically means to equip or arm for military purposes, provisioning for war; dotar is more general, to equip or endow with resources, qualities or funds.

equipar

equipar is the more general, everyday word for "to equip," like equipping a gym or kitchen; dotar can also mean to endow with abstract qualities.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

aparelhar

aparelhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to equip."

Portuguese

equipar

equipar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to equip."

Practice

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