Polyglot Dictionary

instar

/insˈtaɾ/

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)
insto
preterite (yo)
insté
past participle
instado

Meaning

  1. to urge

    • Lo instaron a dimitir.

      They urged him to resign.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apremiar

apremiar and instar are close synonyms for "to urge"; instar leans toward direct exhortation.

exhortar

exhortar and instar are close synonyms for "to urge"; exhortar is more formal, often public or moral exhortation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

instar

instar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to urge."

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