Polyglot Dictionary

instaurar

/ĩstawˈɾaɾ/

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)
instauro
preterite (eu)
instaurei
past participle
instaurado

Meaning

  1. to institute

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

instituir

instaurar is more about establishing a new order or regime; instituir is more general, like instituting a rule or a foundation — both mean "to institute."

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