verb/θeˈbaɾ/
to bait; to fatten, feed; to charge, load; to turn on, vent, attack; to add hot water to the yerba mate
“cebar los cañones” — ready the cannons
Synonyms: engordar, alimentar, fomentar, rellenar, ensañar, encarnizar
Etymology tree Latin cibus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cibāre Spanish cebar Inherited from Latin cibāre.