Also means
to give backbone to
Usage Note
Vertebrar is a figurative verb drawn from vértebra (vertebra), used almost exclusively in formal and academic registers. It describes how an idea, institution, or policy holds together and gives shape to something larger — for example, a constitution vertebra a legal system. The reflexive vertebrarse describes a system or group organising itself into a coherent whole. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
Examples
"El proyecto vertebra toda la estrategia económica."
Natural Translation
The project structures the entire economic strategy.
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