vencer

From Latin vincĕre, present active infinitive of vincō.

• IPA^(key): /benˈθeɾ/, [bẽn̟ˈθeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Hyphenation: ven‧cer

vencer

1. to defeat

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• vencimientu

From Old Galician-Portuguese vencer, from Latin vincere, present active infinitive of vincō, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”).

• IPA^(key): [benˈθeɾ]

vencer (first-person singular present venzo, first-person singular preterite vencín, past participle vencido)
vencer (first-person singular present venço, first-person singular preterite vencim or venci, past participle vencido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to defeat, conquer

• vencemento

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vencer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vencer”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vencer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vencer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “vencer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vencer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vencer, from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).

• Hyphenation: ven‧cer

vencer (first-person singular present venço, first-person singular preterite venci, past participle vencido)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to win

   Synonym: ganhar

   Antonym: perder

   Precisamos vencer a competição. ― We need to win the competition.

   Vencer não é importante. ― It is not important to win.

2. (transitive) to defeat, overcome

   Synonym: derrotar

   vencer o inimigo ― to defeat the enemy

   vencer medos ― to overcome fears

3. (intransitive, labeled food or drink) to expire

   O leite vence daqui a dois dias. ― The milk expires in two days.

4. (intransitive, economy, law) to be due

   A nossa dívida vence amanhã. ― Our debt is due tomorrow.

• “vencer”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “vencer”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “vencer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “vencer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “vencer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “vencer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Inherited from Old Spanish vencer, from Latin vincĕre, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /benˈθeɾ/ [bẽn̟ˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /benˈseɾ/ [bẽnˈseɾ]

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: ven‧cer

vencer (first-person singular present venzo, first-person singular preterite vencí, past participle vencido)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to defeat, to win, to conquer

   Synonyms: derrotar, sujetar

   El amor vence todo. ― Love conquers all.

2. (intransitive) to beat [with a]

   vencer al sistema ― to beat the system

3. (intransitive) to expire

   Synonyms: caducar, expirar

   La leche venció. ― The milk went sour.

   El plazo ha vencido. ― The deadline has expired.

• “vencer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28