Polyglot Dictionary

alicerçar

/alisexˈsaɾ/

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)
alicerço
preterite (eu)
alicercei
past participle
alicerçado

Meaning

  1. to found

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fundar

alicerçar is more literal or foundational, to lay foundations or build a base, also figuratively, "alicerçar uma teoria," to ground a theory; fundar is more general, to found or establish an organization or city.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

fundar

fundar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to found."

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