afogar

From Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

• IPA^(key): /afoˈɡaɾ/, [a.foˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧gar

afogar

1. to choke; to strangle

• afuega'l pitu

• fogar

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.fuˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.foˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.foˈɣaɾ]

From a- +‎ foc +‎ -ar.

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguí, past participle afogat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to set on fire

   Synonyms: abrusar, calar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguí, past participle afogat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to suffocate
2. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to suffocate

• ofegar

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

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

• IPA^(key): [afoˈɣaɾ]

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)

1. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to drown
2. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke

   Synonym: atragoar

3. (transitive) to drown
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 519:

     Et deu muy grande agua aquela noyte et hũu tã grã tronar et hũu tã grã deluuyo que os ouuera de afogar

     And that night it was such a large rain, and such a large thunderstorm, and such a large deluge that they could have drowned

• afogo

• “afogar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “afog” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “afogar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “afogar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “afogar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “afogar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

a- +‎ fuòc +‎ -ar, with a consonant change to ease the pronunciation.

afogar

1. to set fire to, to alight

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧gar

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)

   Quase me afoguei na piscina. ― I almost drowned in the pool.

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke (have something blocking one’s airway)

   Synonym: engasgar

   Minha avó se afogou com um osso. ― My grandmother choked on a bone.

3. (transitive) to drown (kill or try to kill someone by keeping them underwater)

   Uns rapazes tentaram me afogar na praia. ― Some boys tried to drown me at the beach.

4. (figurative, transitive) to hold back (an expression or speech)

   Procure afogar o sorriso no funeral. ― Try to hold back your smile in the funeral.

5. (automotive, transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)

   Se o carro não ligar, afogue o motor. ― If the car doesn’t turn on, choke the motor.

6. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with em) to drink (an alcoholic beverage) heavily

   Queria me afogar em vodka. ― I wanted to drown in vodka.

7. (figurative, transitive) to hold back; to contain (prevent from growing)

   O governo conseguiu afogar a revolução. ― The government was able to hold back the revolution.

• ofegar

• “afogar” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “afogar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “afogar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “afogar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “afogar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.