abonar

Portuguese

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to guarantee, to ensure
  • (transitive) to bail
  • (transitive) to support, back, or give credit to something (e.g. a hypothesis)
  • (transitive) to accept something as legitimate or justifiable
  • (reflexive) to boast, to brag

Etymology

Affix from Portuguese bom derived from Latin bonus (good, honest, kind).

Origin

Latin

bonus

Gloss

good, honest, kind

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

良, 善

Emoji
🦸 🦸‍♀️ 🦸‍♂️

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