Polyglot Dictionary

desecar

/deseˈkaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
deseco
preterite (yo)
desequé
past participle
desecado

Meaning

  1. to dry up

    • Desecaron el pantano.

      They drained the marsh.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

secar

desecar is more technical, to fully dry out or desiccate, like draining a swamp or dehydrating; secar is the everyday word "to dry," like clothes or hair.

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