apoderar

a- +‎ poder +‎ -ar

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ə.po.dəˈɾa/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ə.pu.dəˈɾa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.po.deˈɾaɾ/

apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, past participle apoderat)

1. (obsolete, transitive) to overpower
2. (transitive) to delegate authority to, to empower (to act on one's behalf)
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to seize (de)

• apoderament
• apoderat

• “apoderar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese apoderar, corresponding to a- +‎ poder (“power”) +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: a‧po‧de‧rar

apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderei, past participle apoderado)

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to seize (to take possession of)

   Synonym: tomar posse de

   O imperador apoderou-se dos territórios vizinhos.

   The emperor seized neighbouring territories.

2. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to seize (to have a sudden and powerful effect upon)

   Synonyms: dominar, controlar, tomar conta de

   Não posso deixar o medo apoderar-se de mim.

   I can’t let fear seize me.

a- +‎ poder (“power”) +‎ -ar

• IPA^(key): /apodeˈɾaɾ/ [a.po.ð̞eˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧po‧de‧rar

apoderar (first-person singular present apodero, first-person singular preterite apoderé, past participle apoderado)

1. to empower
2. (reflexive) to seize, to gain, to get hold of, to get one's hands on (+ de)
3. (reflexive) to take control of, to take possession of (+ de)

• “apoderar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “apoderar” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.