internar

From interno (“interior”), from Latin internus. Akin to Spanish internar.

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧nar

internaar (first-person singular present indicative internao, past participle internaado)

1. (transitive) to put inside

   Synonyms: pôr, colocar, meter, inserir, introduzir

   Antonyms: tirar, retirar, remover

2. (transitive) to commit or confine (someone) inside a place or institution

   Synonyms: confinar, prender, aprisionar

   Antonyms: libertar, liberar

   1. (transitive) to hospitalize/hospitalise (confine someone in a hospital or clinic for assisted treatment)

      Synonym: hospitalizar

• internação

From interno (“interior”), from Latin internus. Akin to Portuguese internar.

internar (first-person singular present interno, first-person singular preterite interné, past participle internado)

1. (transitive, ~ en) to send into (especially the interior of a country or region)
2. (transitive, ~ en) to commit or confine inside a place or institution
3. (intransitive) to intern; to work as an intern
4. (reflexive, ~se en) to immerse oneself in (e.g. a topic of study)
5. (reflexive, ~se en) to enter (especially surreptitiously)