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afincar

to settle

verb ah-feen-KAHR Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to establish oneself

Usage Note

Afincar means to settle in a place or to take root, most often used reflexively as afincarse (se afincó en Madrid = he settled in Madrid). It is a regular -ar verb with a spelling change (c → qu before e: afínquese). It is more formal than instalarse and often implies a lasting or permanent establishment.

Examples

"La familia se afincó en el sur del país."

Natural Translation

The family settled in the south of the country.

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