altear

Etymology

Alto (“high”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aɫˈtjaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.te.ˈaɾ/
• Hyphenation: al‧te‧ar

Verb

altear (first-person singular present indicative alteio, past participle alteado)

1. to make or become taller

   Precisamos de tijolos para altear este muro.

   We need bricks to make this wall taller.

2. to lift; to raise

   Alteara sua sobrancelha.

   He had raised his brow.

3. (of sound) to make or become louder

   Alteie sua voz, se quer ser ouvido.

   Raise your voice, if you want to be heard.

4. (of a value) to make or become higher

   O preço do pão alteou.

   The price of bread became higher.

Etymology

From alto +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alteˈaɾ/, [al̪t̪eˈaɾ]

Verb

altear (first-person singular present alteo, first-person singular preterite alteé, past participle alteado)

1. (Ecuador) to raise, to erect
2. (Argentina, Paraguay) to tell someone to stop

Further reading

• “altear” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.