doblegar

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Catalan[edit]

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Inherited from Latin duplicāre. Compare the doublet duplicar, which was borrowed from Latin.

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doblegar (first-person singular present doblego, first-person singular preterite dobleguí, past participle doblegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to fold, bend
    Synonyms: doblar, plegar

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin duplicāre, probably through the intermediate of Catalan doblegar in the 15th century, as it was not found earlier in Old Spanish texts and is completely absent in Portuguese as well.[1] Doublet of duplicar, which was later borrowed directly from Latin.

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  • IPA(key): /dobleˈɡaɾ/ [d̪o.β̞leˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: do‧ble‧gar

Verb[edit]

doblegar (first-person singular present doblego, first-person singular preterite doblegué, past participle doblegado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to bring down, vanquish, conquer, topple, defeat
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to fold, bend
    Synonyms: doblar, plegar
  3. (transitive, mathematics) to divide by two
  4. (reflexive) to kneel down

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