Polyglot Dictionary

desvestir

/desβesˈtiɾ/

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)
desvisto
preterite (yo)
desvestí
past participle
desvestido

Meaning

  1. to undress

    • Desvistió al niño.

      She undressed the child.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desnudar

desnudar and desvestir are close synonyms for "to undress"; desnudar can also figuratively mean "to lay bare."

Similar in other languages

French

se déshabiller

se déshabiller is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to undress."

Portuguese

despir

despir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to undress."

Practice

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