desaparecer

Galician

Etymology

From des- +‎ aparecer.

Verb

desaparecer (first-person singular present desaparezo, first-person singular preterite desaparecín, past participle desaparecido)

1. (intransitive) to disappear; to vanish (to become lost, unseen or stop existing)

Conjugation

Related terms

• desaparición

Further reading

• “desaparecer” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• desapparecer (obsolete)

Etymology

From des- +‎ aparecer (“appear”).

Pronunciation

Verb

desaparecer (first-person singular present desapareço, first-person singular preterite desapareci, past participle desaparecido)

2. (intransitive) to disappear; to vanish (to become lost, unseen or stop existing)

   Synonyms: sumir, ir-se

   Antonyms: aparecer, surgir

4. (transitive with com) to make something disappear; to get rid of

   Synonym: livrar-se de

Conjugation

Derived terms

• desaparecido
• desaparecimento

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ aparecer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desapaɾeˈθeɾ/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /desapaɾeˈseɾ/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧pa‧re‧cer

Verb

desaparecer (first-person singular present desaparezco, first-person singular preterite desaparecí, past participle desaparecido)

1. (intransitive) to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to be gone

   Synonym: desvanecer

   Antonym: aparecer

   Mis llaves han desaparecido.

   My keys have disappeared.

2. (intransitive) to drop off (e.g. the map, the face of the earth)
3. (intransitive) to go away, to fade, to wear off, to subside

   Ignorar esto no lo hace desaparecer.

   Ignoring this will not make it go away.

   Esos síntomas iniciales luego deben desaparecer.

   Those initial symptoms later should subside.

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• desparecer

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “desaparecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014