desfiar

From des- +‎ fiar.

• IPA^(key):

desfiar (first-person singular present desfío, first-person singular preterite desfiei, past participle desfiado)
desfiar (first-person singular present desfio, first-person singular preterite desfiei, past participle desfiado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to fray

   Synonyms: esfiar, esfiañar, esmarfallar, esmilfar

2. to unravel
3. to challenge

   Synonyms: arretar, monear, alouparse

• fiar
• fío

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “desfiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “desfiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “desfiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From des- +‎ fiar

• Hyphenation: des‧fi‧ar

desfiar (first-person singular present desfio, first-person singular preterite desfiei, past participle desfiado)

1. to unravel (all senses)
2. to fray