desbotar

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Galician

Etymology

19th century. From des- +‎ botar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desβoˈtaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: des‧bo‧tar

Verb

desbotar (first-person singular present desboto, first-person singular preterite desbotei, past participle desbotado)

  1. to discard
    Synonym: refugar
  2. to reject
    Synonym: rexeitar
    • 1863, Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos, Vigo: J. Compañel, page 17:
      Cómo m'hei d'ir e deixarte, si ca lengua me desbotas e co coraçón me atraes?
      How would I go and leave you, if with your tongue you reject me, and with you heart you lure me forth?
  3. to detach

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Portuguese

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Verb

desbotar (first-person singular present desboto, first-person singular preterite desbotei, past participle desbotado)

  1. (intransitive) to fade (become faint in hue or tint)
  2. (transitive) to fade (cause to fade)

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