instaurar

/instauˈɾaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
instauro
preterite (yo)
instauré
past participle
instaurado

Meaning

  1. to establish

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

establecer

instaurar means to establish or instate, like a new regime or tradition, formal and often political; establecer is more general.

Similar in other languages

German

etablieren

etablieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to establish."

Portuguese

estabelecer

estabelecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to establish."

Practice

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