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edificar

Pronunciation: /edifiˈkaɾ/

“edificar” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to build
  2. to set a good example

In Spanish

  1. Levantar, construir o encargar la construcción de un edificio
  2. Incitar en los demás, sentimientos o actitudes elevadas
  3. Establecer, sentar las bases de algo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aedificāre (“to build, erect, establish; to create, frame”).

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