îmbrăca

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îmbrăca

/ɨm.brəˈka/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imbrācāre, from Latin brāca (“pants, trousers”). Compare also Italian imbracare, Spanish embragar, cf. Latin brācātus.

verb a îmbrăca 1st conjugation · îmbracă · îmbrăcat · îmbrace · a îmbrăca · îmbrăcând

reflexive to dress up, to get dressed De ce nu te-ai îmbrăcat încă?
Similar: se înveșmânta, se învește · Opposite: se dezbrăca, se despuia
transitive to dress, to clothe
Similar: înveșmânta, învește · Opposite: dezbrăca, despuia
transitive to put on an article of clothing
Similar: lua, pune · Opposite: dezbrăca, da jos
obsolete, transitive to pay out a sum

In English

dress transitive: to put clothes on — see also clothe
address (archaic in English) to clothe or array
clothe to adorn with clothing

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"îmbrăca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmbr%C4%83ca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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BibTeX

@misc{i_mbra_ca_2026,
  title = {îmbrăca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmbr%C4%83ca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}