Polyglot Dictionary

acoitar

/akojˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
acoito
preterite (eu)
acoitei
past participle
acoitado

Meaning

  1. to shelter

    • Acoitaram o fugitivo.

      They harboured the fugitive.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abrigar

abrigar is general shelter, protecting from weather or giving a home; acoitar means to shelter or harbor, often with a connotation of hiding someone, like harboring a fugitive.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

resguardar

resguardar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shelter."

Practice

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