desenterrar

/desenteˈraɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
desentierro
preterite (yo)
desenterré
past participle
desenterrado

Meaning

  1. to dig up

    • Desenterraron un tesoro.

      They dug up a treasure.

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

cavar

cavar means to dig a hole; desenterrar means to dig up or unearth something buried, to exhume.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desenterrar

desenterrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dig up."

Practice

1 What does desenterrar mean?

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