desvertebrar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ vértebra +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desbeɾteˈbɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ver‧te‧brar

Verb

desvertebrar (first-person singular present desvertebro, first-person singular preterite desvertebré, past participle desvertebrado)

  1. to dislocate
  2. to disrupt, strip
    • 2015 September 18, “Muchas ventas para menos presupuesto”, in El País:
      Así, el trasiego de futbolistas, la salida en manada, desvertebró al equipo de sus principales figuras.
      Just like that, the transfer of players, going on in a pack, stripped the team of its backbone.

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