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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + polilla (“moth”) + -ar.
Verb
apolillar (first-person singular present apolillo, first-person singular preterite apolillé, past participle apolillado)
- (transitive) to eat away (said of moths)
- (reflexive) to become moth-eaten
- (reflexive) to get old
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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