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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēbellāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
debelar (first-person singular present debelo, first-person singular preterite debelei, past participle debelado)
- (transitive, military) to win, to conquer
- Synonyms: vencer, derrotar
- Antonym: perder
- (transitive, medicine) to neutralize/neutralise, to stop the effects of (e.g. a disease)
- Synonyms: neutralizar, refrear, reprimir
- (transitive, by extension) to stop or prevent
- Synonyms: prevenir, impedir, parar, aplacar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēbellāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /debeˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧be‧lar
Verb
debelar (first-person singular present debelo, first-person singular preterite debelé, past participle debelado)
- (transitive) to conquer
- Synonym: conquistar
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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