desentrañar

/desentɾaˈɲaɾ/

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)
desentraño
preterite (yo)
desentrañé
past participle
desentrañado

Meaning

  1. to unravel

    • Desentrañó el misterio.

      He unravelled the mystery.

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desvendar

desvendar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to unravel."

Practice

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