terraformar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Terra +‎ formar, possibly a calque from English terraform. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧for‧mar === Verb === terraformar (first-person singular present terraformo, first-person singular preterite terraformei, past participle terraformado) (transitive) to terraform (hypothetically modify the atmosphere and temperature of a celestial body so that it acquires the appropriate conditions to support an ecosystem with terrestrial living beings) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “terraformar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Equivalent to tierra +‎ formar, but potentially a calque of English terraform. === Verb === terraformar (first-person singular present terraformo, first-person singular preterite terraformé, past participle terraformado) to terraform (modify a planet or other astronomical object to make it more Earth-like and livable for humans) ==== Conjugation ====