Polyglot Dictionary

arrasar

/axaˈzaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
arraso
preterite (eu)
arrasei
past participle
arrasado

Meaning

  1. to devastate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

devastar

arrasar and devastar are close synonyms for "to devastate," largely interchangeable; arrasar also has a modern colloquial slang meaning, "to slay it," as in doing something amazingly well.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

devastar

devastar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to devastate."

French

dévaster

dévaster is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to devastate."

Practice

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