preceituar
Portuguese, verb/pɾe.sej.tuˈa(ʁ)/
preceituar is spelled P-R-E-C-E-I-T-U-A-R (10 letters). Preceituar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to rule (establish a precept, make a ruling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estabelecer como preceito; ordenar”.
What does preceituar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to rule (establish a precept, make a ruling)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. estabelecer como preceito; ordenar 2. estabelecer regras; dar instrucções ou ordens
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 preceituar
- preceituo first-person present singular
- preceituei first-person preterite singular
- preceituado participle past
- preceituares infinitive second-person singular
- preceituarmos first-person infinitive plural
- preceituardes infinitive plural second-person
- preceituarem infinitive plural third-person
- preceituando gerund
- preceituados masculine participle past
- preceituada feminine participle past
- preceituadas feminine participle past
- preceituas indicative present second-person
- preceitua indicative present singular
- preceituamos first-person indicative plural
- preceituais indicative plural present
- preceituam indicative plural present
- preceituava first-person imperfect indicative
- preceituavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preceituar?
- Brazil /pɾe.sej.tuˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [pɾe.seɪ̯.tuˈa(h)]
- Brazil /pɾe.sejˈtwa(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.