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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian spaventare (“to scare”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aspabenˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: as‧pa‧ven‧tar
Verb
aspaventar (first-person singular present aspaviento, first-person singular preterite aspaventé, past participle aspaventado)
- to scare, shock
- Synonyms: atemorizar, espantar; see also Thesaurus:asustar
1935, Ricardo G. Luengo, “Conversación con Federico García Lorca”, in Miguel García-Posada, editor, Teatro completo, volume III, Barcelona: DeBolsillo, published 2004, →ISBN, pages 89–90:[…] Pero, además, una de las finalidades que persigo con mi teatro es precisamente aspaventar y aterrar un poco. Estoy seguro y contento de escandalizar.- But, in addition, one of the goals I pursue with my theatre is precisely to shock and scare a little. I'm confident and happy to shock.
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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