Also means
to perch
Usage Note
Encaramar means to lift or climb up onto something high, and is most commonly used reflexively: encaramarse a un árbol (to clamber up a tree). Figuratively, encaramarse al poder means to claw one's way to power. It suggests effort or precariousness, unlike the neutral subir.
Examples
"El niño se encaramó al tejado."
Natural Translation
The boy climbed up onto the roof.
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