desprogramar

From des- +‎ programar.

desprogramar (first-person singular present desprogramo, first-person singular preterite desprogramei, past participle desprogramado) (transitive)

1. to cancel (a planned activity)

   Antonym: programar

2. to deprogram (a machine)

   Antonym: programar

• “desprogramar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “desprogramar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

From des- +‎ programar.

• IPA^(key): /despɾoɡɾaˈmaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧pro‧gra‧mar

desprogramar (first-person singular present desprogramo, first-person singular preterite desprogramé, past participle desprogramado)

1. (transitive) to reset, deconfigure, unconfigure, misconfigure (adjust; to set or position differently; change the already established and desired settings)

   Synonym: desconfigurar

   No me toques la radio del coche que me la vas a desprogramar.

   Don't fiddle with my car radio, you are going to reset it.

2. (transitive) to cancel, deschedule

   Synonym: cancelar

   Los organizadores han desprogramado el concierto.

   The organisers have cancelled the concert.

3. (transitive) to deprogram, (UK, NZ) deprogramme (to counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult)

• “desprogramar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “desprogramar” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.