Polyglot Dictionary

desamparar

/dezɐ̃paˈɾaɾ/

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)
desamparo
preterite (eu)
desamparei
past participle
desamparado

Meaning

  1. to abandon

    • Desampararam a família.

      They abandoned the family.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abandonar

desamparar implies abandoning someone helpless or vulnerable, leaving them without protection; abandonar is more general.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desamparar

desamparar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to abandon."

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