Polyglot Dictionary

robustecer

/xobusteˈseɾ/

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)
robusteço
preterite (eu)
robusteci
past participle
robustecido

Meaning

  1. to strengthen

    • O treino robustece o corpo.

      Training strengthens the body.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fortalecer

robustecer is rarer and more literary; fortalecer is the everyday word — both mean "to strengthen."

Similar in other languages

German

stärken

stärken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to strengthen."

Spanish

afianzar

afianzar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to strengthen."

Spanish

fortalecer

fortalecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to strengthen."

Practice

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