empenhar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin *impignāre, from pignus (“pledge”). Compare Spanish empeñar and Italian impegnare. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: em‧pe‧nhar === Verb === empenhar (first-person singular present empenho, first-person singular preterite empenhei, past participle empenhado) (transitive) to pawn (transitive) to pledge empenhar a palavra ― to pledge one's word (transitive) to force, to coerce [with direct object ‘someone’, along with a (+ infinitive) or a que (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] (transitive) to commit (pronominal) to get into debt (pronominal) to dedicate oneself; to commit oneself [with em ‘to something’ or em (+ infinitive) ‘to doing something’] empenhar-se em fazer alguma coisa ― to put a lot into something (pronominal) to strive to; to make an effort in [with em ‘something’ or em (+ infinitive) ‘doing something’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to pawn): penhorar (to commit): comprometer (to force): forçar, obrigar (to dedicate oneself): dedicar-se (to get into debt): endividar-se ==== Derived terms ==== empenhado === Further reading === “empenhar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “empenhar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026