ataviar
Portuguese, verb/a.ta.viˈa(ʁ)/
ataviar is spelled A-T-A-V-I-A-R (7 letters). Ataviar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to adorn; to decorate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “enfeitar, ornar”.
What does ataviar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to adorn; to decorate
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. enfeitar, ornar 2. assear 3. enfeitar-se 4. vestir-se
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ataviar
- atavio first-person present singular
- ataviei first-person preterite singular
- ataviado participle past
- ataviares infinitive second-person singular
- ataviarmos first-person infinitive plural
- ataviardes infinitive plural second-person
- ataviarem infinitive plural third-person
- ataviando gerund
- ataviados masculine participle past
- ataviada feminine participle past
- ataviadas feminine participle past
- atavias indicative present second-person
- atavia indicative present singular
- ataviamos first-person indicative plural
- ataviais indicative plural present
- ataviam indicative plural present
- ataviava first-person imperfect indicative
- ataviavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ataviar?
- Brazil /a.ta.viˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [a.ta.viˈa(h)]
- Brazil /a.taˈvja(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.