avecinar

From a- +‎ vecino +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /abeθiˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞e.θiˈnaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /abesiˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞e.siˈnaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ve‧ci‧nar

avecinar (first-person singular present avecino, first-person singular preterite aveciné, past participle avecinado)

1. (transitive) to bring near

   Synonym: acercar

2. to impend

• “avecinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025