encapar

/ẽkaˈpaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
encapo
preterite (eu)
encapei
past participle
encapado

Meaning

  1. to cover

    • Encapou o caderno.

      He covered the notebook.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

cobrir

encapar specifically means to wrap something in a protective covering, like covering a book or a car with a tarp; cobrir is the general everyday word for "to cover."

tapar

encapar means to wrap something in a protective cover, like a book; tapar means to cover or block something, like putting a lid on — both mean "to cover."

Practice

1 What does encapar mean?

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