# vencer
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin vincĕre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /benˈθeɾ/ [bẽn̟ˈθeɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Hyphenation: ven‧cer

### Verb

vencer
* to defeat

#### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Related terms

* vencimientu

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vencer, from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [benˈθeɾ]

### Verb

vencer (first-person singular present venzo, first-person singular preterite vencín, past participle vencido) vencer (first-person singular present venço, first-person singular preterite vencim or venci, past participle vencido, reintegrationist norm)
* to defeat, conquer

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* vencemento

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vencer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vencer”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vencer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vencer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “vencer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vencer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vencer, from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /vẽˈse(ʁ)/ [vẽˈse(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /vẽˈse(ʁ)/ [vẽˈse(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /vẽˈse(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /vẽˈse(ʁ)/ [vẽˈse(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /vẽˈse(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vẽˈseɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vẽˈseɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bẽˈseɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /vẽˈse.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: ven‧cer

### Verb

vencer (first-person singular present venço, first-person singular preterite venci, past participle vencido)
* (transitive, intransitive) to win
    Synonym: ganhar
    Antonym: perder
    Precisamos vencer a competição. ― We need to win the competition.
    Vencer não é importante. ― It is not important to win.
* (transitive) to defeat, overcome
    Synonym: derrotar
    vencer o inimigo ― to defeat the enemy
    vencer medos ― to overcome fears
* (intransitive, labeled food or drink) to expire
    O leite vence daqui a dois dias. ― The milk expires in two days.
* (intransitive, economy, law) to be due
    A nossa dívida vence amanhã. ― Our debt is due tomorrow.

#### Related terms

* invencível
* vencedor
* vencido
* vencimento
* vencível
* vitória

### Further reading

* “vencer”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “vencer”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “vencer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “vencer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “vencer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “vencer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vencer, from Latin vincĕre, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /benˈθeɾ/ [bẽn̟ˈθeɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /benˈseɾ/ [bẽnˈseɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: ven‧cer

### Verb

vencer (first-person singular present venzo, first-person singular preterite vencí, past participle vencido)
* (transitive, intransitive) to defeat, to win, to conquer
    Synonyms: derrotar, sujetar
    El amor vence todo. ― Love conquers all.
* (intransitive) to beat [with a]
    vencer al sistema ― to beat the system
* (intransitive) to expire
    Synonyms: caducar, expirar
    La leche venció. ― The milk went sour.
    El plazo ha vencido. ― The deadline has expired.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* divide y vencerás
* vencerlo en su propio juego
* vencida

#### Related terms

* convencer
* invencible
* vencedor
* vencible
* vencido
* vencimiento
* victoria

### Further reading

* “vencer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10