avalar

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

avalar (first-person singular present avalo, first-person singular preterite avalí, past participle avalat)

  1. to endorse
  2. to reply to

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From aval + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abaˈlaɾ/ [a.β̞aˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧va‧lar

Verb

avalar (first-person singular present avalo, first-person singular preterite avalé, past participle avalado)

  1. (transitive) to endorse, to back, to support
    Synonym: respaldar
    avalar la teoría
    corroborate the theory
    avalar la apuesta
    uphold the bet
    avalar una petición
    back a petition
    avalar su cultura
    support their culture
    • 1983, “chaapter 66”, in Informe Conadep:
      Existen pruebas suficientes para avalar la existencia de tales grupos y de su ubicación «legítima» en la estructura formal de las fuerzas armadas.
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