desacostumbrar

/desakostumˈbɾaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
desacostumbro
preterite (yo)
desacostumbré
past participle
desacostumbrado

Meaning

  1. to get out of the habit

    • Me desacostumbré al frío.

      I got out of the habit of the cold.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

soler

desacostumbrar means "to get out of the habit"; soler means "to be in the habit of" — opposite actions, useful to learn as a pair.

Practice

1 What does desacostumbrar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me ___ al frío.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desacostumbrar?

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