anchear

First attested in the 18th century. From ancho +‎ -ear.

• IPA^(key): /ant͡ʃeˈaɾ/ [anʲ.t͡ʃeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: an‧che‧ar

anchear (first-person singular present ancheo, first-person singular preterite ancheei, past participle ancheado)
anchear (first-person singular present ancheio, first-person singular preterite ancheei, past participle ancheado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive and intransitive) to widen

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

• ancho

• “anchear” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “anchear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “anchear” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “anchear” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “anchear” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.