Polyglot Dictionary

empapar

/ẽpaˈpaɾ/

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)
empapo
preterite (eu)
empapei
past participle
empapado

Meaning

  1. to soak

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

encharcar

empapar and encharcar are close synonyms for "to soak," both about thoroughly waterlogging something; encharcar leans slightly more intense, like drenching or flooding.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

remojar

remojar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to soak."

French

faire tremper

faire tremper is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to soak."

Practice

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