despistar

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar.

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despistí, past participle despistat)

1. (transitive) to throw off the trail
2. (transitive, figurative) to mislead

   Synonyms: desorientar, desconcertar

3. (pronominal) to lose the trail, to go astray
4. (pronominal, figurative) to get confused, distracted

• despistament
• despistat

• “despistar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar or French dépister.

• Hyphenation: des‧pis‧tar

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despistei, past participle despistado)

1. (transitive) to throw off track
2. (transitive, figurative) to disorient

   Synonyms: desnortear, desorientar

3. (pronominal, also figurative) to get lost

• “despistar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /despisˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧pis‧tar

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despisté, past participle despistado)

1. (transitive) to throw off track
2. (transitive, figurative) to disorient

   Synonyms: confundir, desorientar

3. (reflexive, figurative) to get distracted, to fall asleep

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