despojar

/despoˈxaɾ/

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)
despojo
preterite (yo)
despojé
past participle
despojado

Meaning

  1. to strip

    • Lo despojaron de sus bienes.

      They stripped him of his belongings.

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

desnudar

desnudar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to strip."

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