Polyglot Dictionary

encapotar

/enkapoˈtaɾ/

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)
encapoto
preterite (yo)
encapoté
past participle
encapotado

Meaning

  1. to cloud over

    • El cielo se encapotó.

      The sky clouded over.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

nublar

nublar is the everyday word "to cloud over," weather; encapotar specifically implies the sky becoming heavily overcast, a more intense, complete cloud cover.

enturbiar

enturbiar means to cloud or muddy, like a liquid becoming turbid, or figuratively clouding judgment or relations; encapotar is specifically the sky clouding over.

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