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enclavar

to embed

verb en-klah-BAHR Rare

Origin: from Latin inclavare, 'to nail in'

Also means

to set into

Usage Note

Enclavar means to fix or embed something firmly—a nail in wood, a building in a landscape, or a region within a country. The past participle enclavado is very common as an adjective: un pueblo enclavado en la montaña (a village nestled in the mountains). The noun enclave (borrowed into English) comes from the same root.

Examples

"El castillo está enclavado en una roca."

Natural Translation

The castle is embedded in a rock.

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