explotar

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Etymology

From French exploiter, from Vulgar Latin *explicitare.

Pronunciation

Verb

explotar (first-person singular present exploto, first-person singular preterite explotí, past participle explotat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/(transitive)

  1. to exploit
  2. to explode

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡsploˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧plo‧tar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French exploiter.

Verb

explotar (first-person singular present exploto, first-person singular preterite exploté, past participle explotado)

  1. to exploit
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Etymology 2

Back-formation from explosión.

Verb

explotar (first-person singular present exploto, first-person singular preterite exploté, past participle explotado)

  1. to explode
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