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embarrass
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French embarrasser (“to block, to obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em- (“in”) (from Latin im-) + baraço (“noose, rope”), the latter ultimately being from Akkadian ???? (KEŠDA /rak?su/, “to tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?bæ.??s/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /?m?b???s/
- Rhymes: -ær?s
Verb
embarrass (third-person singular simple present embarrasses, present participle embarrassing, simple past and past participle embarrassed)
- (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
- (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
Synonyms
- (humiliate): abash, discomfit, disconcert, humiliate, shame
- See also Thesaurus:abash
Derived terms
- embarrassment
Translations
Further reading
- embarrass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- embarrass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “embarrass”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
References
- “embarrass” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
embarrass From the web:
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- what embarrassed means
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urge
English
Etymology
From Latin urge? (“urge”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
Noun
urge (plural urges)
- A strong desire; an itch to do something.
Translations
Verb
urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged)
- (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- (transitive) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
- (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
- Man?? and for ever?? wretch?! what wouldst thou have?? / Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave.
- (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
- (transitive) To press onward or forward.
- (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Synonyms
- animate
- incite
- impel
- instigate
- stimulate
- encourage
Related terms
- urgent
Translations
See also
- surge
Anagrams
- Guer., Ruge, geru, grue, regu
French
Verb
urge
- third-person singular present indicative of urger
Anagrams
- grue
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -urd?e
Verb
urge
- third-person singular present indicative of urgere
Latin
Verb
urg?
- second-person singular present active imperative of urge?
Portuguese
Verb
urge
- third-person singular present indicative of urgir
- second-person singular imperative of urgir
Spanish
Verb
urge
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of urgir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of urgir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of urgir.
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- https://whataburger.com/
- whataburger
- what urgent care takes medicaid
- whataburger menu
- what urgent care is open near me
- what urgent care accepts medicaid
- what urgent care accepts molina
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