Polyglot Dictionary

terciar

/teɾˈsjaɾ/

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)
tercio
preterite (eu)
terciei
past participle
terciado

Meaning

  1. to mediate

    • Terciou na discussão.

      He chipped into the argument.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

mediar

terciar is more specifically about intervening as a third party; mediar is more general, to mediate a dispute.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mediar

mediar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to mediate."

Practice

1 What does terciar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches terciar?

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