empozar

Spanish

Etymology

From em- + pozo (well) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /empoˈθaɾ/, [ẽmpoˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /empoˈsaɾ/, [ẽmpoˈsaɾ]

Verb

empozar (first-person singular present empozo, first-person singular preterite empocé, past participle empozado)

  1. to drop down a well
  2. to well up; to hit deep
  3. (reflexive) to stop proceedings

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.

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