Polyglot Dictionary

apoderar

/apodeˈɾaɾ/

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)
apodero
preterite (eu)
apoderei
past participle
apoderado

Meaning

  1. to seize

    • Apoderou-se do poder.

      He seized power.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

embargar

embargar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to seize."

Spanish

requisar

requisar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to seize."

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