verter

Meaning

to pour, spill, shed

Concepts

pour

pour out

spill

shed

tip

dump

empty

decant

scatter

slop

throw

throw out

tilt

turn

cause to run

pour away

translate

waste

copy

discharge

flow into

instil

overfill

push

run out

splash

splatter

Synonyms

derramar

vaciar

echar

regar

botar

esparcir

llenar

escanciar

transvasar

correr

copiar

desaguar

desembocar

desperdiciar

servir

vertir

fundir metales

fundir y vaciar metales

decantar

fluir

trasvasar

Hyphenated as

ver‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/beɾˈteɾ/

Etymology

From Latin vertere, present active infinitive of Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic *wertō, from Proto-Indo-European *wértti; whence English vertex, vortex and vertigo. Cognate with French verser.