ceñir

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cingere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈɲiɾ/ [θeˈɲiɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈɲiɾ/ [seˈɲiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: ce‧ñir

Verb

ceñir (first-person singular present ciño, first-person singular preterite ceñí, past participle ceñido)

  1. (transitive) to adjust (clothing)
  2. (transitive) to encircle, gird
  3. (transitive) to surround, be around
  4. (transitive) to hug, to be tight (said of clothing)
  5. (transitive) to restrict
    • 2023 November 12, Xosé Hermida, “La derecha despliega todas sus redes para deslegitimar a Sánchez”, in El País:
      Aunque la protesta se había ceñido a los sectores conservadores, los progresistas suscribieron el viernes un comunicado de rechazo porque el acuerdo entre PSOE y Junts alude a la posibilidad de que el Parlamento investigue supuestos casos de lawfare o uso abusivo de la justicia contra miembros del independentismo.
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