expugnar
Portuguese, verb/is.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/
expugnar is spelled E-X-P-U-G-N-A-R (8 letters). Expugnar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to expugn; to take by force of arms; to take by assault; to conquer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conquistar, tomar à força de armas”.
What does expugnar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to expugn; to take by force of arms; to take by assault; to conquer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. conquistar, tomar à força de armas 2. superar, vencer
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 expugnar
- expugno first-person present singular
- expugnei first-person preterite singular
- expugnado participle past
- expugnares infinitive second-person singular
- expugnarmos first-person infinitive plural
- expugnardes infinitive plural second-person
- expugnarem infinitive plural third-person
- expugnando gerund
- expugnados masculine participle past
- expugnada feminine participle past
- expugnadas feminine participle past
- expugnas indicative present second-person
- expugna indicative present singular
- expugnamos first-person indicative plural
- expugnais indicative plural present
- expugnam indicative plural present
- expugnava first-person imperfect indicative
- expugnavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expugnar?
- Brazil /is.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/
- Brazil [is.pu.ɡiˈna(h)]
- Brazil /es.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.