enderezar

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese endereçar, from Vulgar Latin *indērēctiāre, from *dērēctiāre, from *dērēctus (straight), an alteration of Latin dīrēctus.

Verb

enderezar (first-person singular present enderezo, first-person singular preterite enderecei, past participle enderezado)

  1. to address, superscribe
  2. (archaic) to straighten
    Synonyms: apostar, endereitar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ derezar, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctiāre or *dīrēctiāre, from Latin dīrēctus. Compare Italian drizzare. Alternatively, from *indīrēctiāre. Cf. Portuguese endereçar, Italian indirizzare.

Pronunciation

Verb

enderezar (first-person singular present enderezo, first-person singular preterite enderecé, past participle enderezado)

  1. (transitive) to straighten, to straighten out
  2. to address (to aim)
    Synonyms: aderezar, (archaic) derezar, (archaic) adrezar

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