encomendar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to order; to instruct
2. (transitive) to commission
3. (transitive) to recommend
4. (pronominal) to commend oneself; to entrust oneself

Concepts

order

ask for

book

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command

tell

dictate

infect

procure

request

demand

charge

ask

inquire

Synonyms

pedir

reservar

exigir

indagar

infectar

inquerir

interrogar

mandar

contagiar

perguntar

postular

prescrever

questionar

reclamar

ordenar

dar ordem

Translations

bestellen

ordinare

aanvragen

ordenar

pedir

encargar

bestellen

voorschrijven

encarregar

demanar

commander

befehlen

anordnen

manar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ẽ.ko.mẽˈda(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: commendō

In summary

From en- + Old Galician-Portuguese comendar, from Latin commendāre. Compare comandar, a doublet borrowed from French.