basear

basear

Portuguese

Etymology

    From base + -ear.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.ziˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ʁ)/ [baˈzja(h)], /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ba.ziˈa(ɾ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ɾ)/, /ba.zeˈa(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.ziˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ʁ)/ [baˈzja(χ)], /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ba.ziˈa(ɻ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ɻ)/, /ba.zeˈa(ɻ)/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(h)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈzjaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈzja.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: ba‧se‧ar

    Verb

    basear (first-person singular present baseio, first-person singular preterite baseei, past participle baseado)

    1. (transitive) to base (to be the basis of)
      Uma criação adequada baseia um futuro próspero.
      Adequate rearing bases a prosperous future.
    2. (pronominal) to be based; to have as its basis [with em ‘on something’]
      Seus argumentos não se baseiam na lógica.
      Your arguments are not based on logic.

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