Portuguese

Verb

cimentar ‎(first-person singular present indicative cimento, past participle cimentado)

1. (transitive) to cement (to affix with cement)
2. (transitive, figuratively) to cement (to make permanent)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to make permanent): consolidar, firmar

Spanish

Etymology

From cimiento.

Verb

cimentar ‎(first-person singular present cimiento, first-person singular preterite cimenté, past participle cimentado)

1. to lay the foundations of (a building, a movement, etc.)
2. to found (a building, a city)

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

Related terms

• cimiento