Polyglot Dictionary

violentar

/bjolenˈtaɾ/

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)
violento
preterite (yo)
violenté
past participle
violentado

Meaning

  1. to force

    • Violentaron la cerradura.

      They forced the lock.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

forzar

violentar implies more forceful or violent coercion, like forcing something open by breaking it; forzar is more general force.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

obrigar

obrigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to force."

Practice

1 What does violentar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches violentar?

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