acendrar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish acendrar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ cendra +‎ -ar. === Verb === acendrar (first-person singular present acendro, first-person singular preterite acendrí, past participle acendrat)(transitive) to polish (metal) using wood ash (metallurgy) to purify, to refine Synonyms: copel·lar, depurar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== acendrament === Further reading === “acendrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “acendrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “acendrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cendrar === Etymology === From a- +‎ cendrar, from Latin cinerāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθenˈdɾaɾ/ [a.θẽn̪ˈd̪ɾaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /asenˈdɾaɾ/ [a.sẽn̪ˈd̪ɾaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧cen‧drar === Verb === acendrar (first-person singular present acendro, first-person singular preterite acendré, past participle acendrado) (transitive) to purify (metal) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acendrar”, 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