marchitar

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Spanish

Etymology

From marchito +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾt͡ʃiˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mar‧chi‧tar

Verb

marchitar (first-person singular present marchito, first-person singular preterite marchité, past participle marchitado)

  1. to wilt
  2. (pronominal) to wither, to wilt, to shrivel, to fade
    • 2014 June 10, “No quiero que mi hijo se marchite como el príncipe Carlos”, in El Tiempo:
      El Rey aseguró que "no quiero que mi hijo se marchite esperando como Carlos de Inglaterra. Hay que dejar paso. Yo he cumplido mi misión".
      The King assured that "I do not want my son to wither waiting like Charles of England. I must make way. I have fulfilled my mission."

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