Polyglot Dictionary

desterrar

/desteˈraɾ/

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)
destierro
preterite (yo)
desterré
past participle
desterrado

Meaning

  1. to exile

    • Lo desterraron de su país.

      He was exiled from his country.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

expatriar

desterrar and expatriar are close synonyms for "to exile"; expatriar is more voluntary or modern, "expatriate," desterrar more forced, historical banishment.

exiliar

desterrar and exiliar are close synonyms for "to exile," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

expatriar

expatriar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exile."

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