acatar

== Catalan == === Etymology === First attested in 1521, hence probably borrowed from Spanish acatar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.kəˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.kaˈtaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [a.kaˈta] === Verb === acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acatí, past participle acatat) (transitive) to comply with, to abide by ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== acatament desacatar === References === === Further reading === “acatar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “acatar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “acatar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese acatar, from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Galician and Spanish acatar. === Pronunciation === === Verb === acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acatei, past participle acatado) (transitive) to observe (transitive) to respect, worship Synonym: respeitar (transitive, intransitive) to obey, heed, comply Synonym: cumprir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== acatamento === Further reading === “acatar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acatar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “acatar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish acatar ("look at closely, consider", later "pay homage to"), from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Portuguese acatar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akaˈtaɾ/ [a.kaˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧ca‧tar === Verb === acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acaté, past participle acatado) (transitive) to comply with, to obey Synonyms: cumplir, obedecer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: acatar === References === === Further reading === “acatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025