adestrarverb/ɐdɨʃˈtɾaɾ/mediuma·des·trarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo instruct, train, or tame (especially animals) to perform tasks or obey commands.He trains dogs for search and rescue. / It takes patience to train a bird.syntrainbreak inschoolantuntrainneglectCommon collocationsto train dogsto train horsesto train animalsEtymologyDo latim 'dextrare' (pôr à direita, guiar).Related wordsadestradoradestramentodestreza