velar
/beˈlaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to watch, guard
🕯️ velar ← Latin vigilare, stay awake: same root as vigil and vigilant
Latin vigilare (keep watch through the night) wore down to velar. A velatorio is a wake, the night spent watching over the dead. velar por algo = to look out for it or see to it: velar por la seguridad.