Polyglot Dictionary

edificar

/eðifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
edifico
preterite (yo)
edifiqué
past participle
edificado

Meaning

  1. to build

    • Edificaron una torre.

      They built a tower.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

construir

edificar is more formal or literary for "to build," often buildings specifically, and can also figuratively mean "to edify" morally; construir is the general, everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

edificar

edificar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to build."

Practice

1 What does edificar mean?

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