Polyglot Dictionary

emplazar

/emplaˈsaɾ/

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)
emplazo
preterite (yo)
emplacé
past participle
emplazado

Meaning

  1. to summon

    • Lo emplazaron a declarar.

      They summoned him to testify.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

convocar

emplazar specifically means to summon someone legally, like a court summons, or to site a building in a location; convocar is more general, to summon or convene a meeting.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

convocar

convocar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to summon."

Portuguese

intimar

intimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to summon."

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