vigilar

/bixiˈlaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to watch over

🔦 vigilar = keep vigil: same Latin root as vigilant and vigilante

From Latin vigilare, to stay awake and keep watch. English kept the root in vigil, vigilant and vigilante, so vigilar is simply the verb form: to stay alert and watch over someone or something.

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