edificar

to build

verb eh-dee-fee-KAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin aedificare (to construct a building), from aedes (temple/house) + facere (to make).

Also means

to edify

Usage Note

Edificar can mean to construct a building (edificar una vivienda) but also, in formal and religious register, to edify or set a moral example: su generosidad edifica a todos (his generosity edifies everyone). The spelling changes c→qu before -e: edifiqué, edifique. The related noun is edificio (building).

Examples

"El ayuntamiento planea edificar un parque."

Natural Translation

The city council plans to build a park.

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