Polyglot Dictionary

assolar

/asoˈlaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
assolo
preterite (eu)
assolei
past participle
assolado

Meaning

  1. to devastate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

devastar

assolar is often used specifically for natural disasters ravaging a region; devastar is more general — both mean "to devastate."

Similar in other languages

German

verwüsten

verwüsten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to devastate."

Spanish

arrasar

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

Spanish

asolar

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

Practice

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