untar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to spread, to smear; to rub on (to distribute in a thin layer over)
2. (colloquial,transitive) to bribe (to ask a person to do something in exchange for a reward)
3. (reflexive) To get smeared

Concepts

smear

anoint

spread

grease

apply

dab

spread out

daub

layout

adulterate

aggrandize

augment

dilute

enlarge

expand

extend

increase

magnify

oil

parade

reach

spread-eagle

step up

stretch

stretch out

unfold

unfurl

unroll

rub on

soil

butter

🧈

annoint

bribe

grease the palm of

lay something out flat

make dirty

lay out

sully

place on sale

paint

oil grease palm

paste

plaster

brush on

rub

scour

scrub

consecrate

Synonyms

engrasar

embarrar

manchar

embadurnar

ungir

frotar

sobornar

tender

abultar

diluir

emplastar

pintar

extender

desenvolver

manosear

tantear

meterse en discusiones

ensusiar

caltar

atoyar

aplicar

blanquear

consagrar

cubrir

fregar

🧽

ostentar

palpar

poner

recubrir

succionar

tocar

barnizar

enlucir

Hyphenated as

un‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/unˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish untar, from Late Latin unctāre, frequentative of Latin ungere (via its past participle unctus), from earlier unguere, from Proto-Italic *ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).