propiciar

/pɾopiˈsjaɾ/

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)
propicio
preterite (eu)
propiciei
past participle
propiciado

Meaning

  1. to provide

    • Propiciou uma chance.

      It provided a chance.

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

proporcionar

propiciar is more about creating favorable conditions for something to happen; proporcionar is more direct, to provide or give an opportunity.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

proporcionar

proporcionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to provide."

Spanish

proveer

proveer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to provide."

Practice

1 What does propiciar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches propiciar?

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