Polyglot Dictionary

desembarazar

/desembaɾaˈsaɾ/

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)
desembarazo
preterite (yo)
desembaracé
past participle
desembarazado

Meaning

  1. to free

    • Desembarazó la mesa.

      He cleared the table.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

librar

desembarazarse means to rid oneself of or get free from something burdensome; librar is the general word "to free, liberate," and also "to wage," as in waging a battle.

liberar

desembarazarse means to rid oneself of or get free from something burdensome; liberar is the more common, general word for "to free, liberate."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

livrar

livrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to free."

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