atenazar

Portuguese

Verb

atenazar (first-person singular present atenazo, first-person singular preterite atenazei, past participle atenazado)

  1. Alternative form of atanazar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

a- + tenaza + -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /atenaˈθaɾ/ [a.t̪e.naˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /atenaˈsaɾ/ [a.t̪e.naˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧te‧na‧zar

Verb

atenazar (first-person singular present atenazo, first-person singular preterite atenacé, past participle atenazado)

  1. (transitive, literally) to hold in place (especially by means of a clamp, vice, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to grip, paralyse (especially with fear)
    • 2020, Lucía G. Sobrado; Cristina Prieto Solano, Rebelión Roja, Roomie Ediciones, →ISBN, page 67:
      Cierro los ojos y respiro hondo con el pánico atenazando cada fibra de mi ser.
      I close my eyes and breath deeply, the fear gripping every fiber of my being.

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