cercear

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin circinare.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cer‧ce‧ar

Verb

cercear (first-person singular present indicative cerceio, past participle cerceado)

  1. (transitive) to cut by the roots
    Synonym: rentear
  2. (transitive) to trim
    Synonym: aparar
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to diminish, to decrease
    Synonym: diminuir
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to restrict, to limit
    Synonyms: restringir, limitar

Conjugation

  • cerceamento
  • cérceo
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