Latin

Verb

vergar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of vergō

Portuguese

Etymology

From verga ‎(“rod, twig”) +‎ ar.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /veɾ.ˈɡa(ɾ)/, /veɾ.ˈɡa(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɾ.ˈɡa(ɾ)/, /veɾ.ˈɡa(ɻ)/

Verb

vergar ‎(first-person singular present indicative vergo, past participle vergado)

1. (transitive) to bow (to make something bend or curve)

   Verga a vara.‎

   Bend the rod.

2. (intransitive) to bow (to become bent or curved)

   A árvore vergou com o vento.‎

   The tree bent with the wind.

3. (figuratively, takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a) to defer (to submit oneself to something)

   O país vergou-se à força dos ventos.‎

   The country deferred to the force of the wind.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:vergar.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to bow): arquear, curvar, encurvar
• (to defer): submeter-se

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