Polyglot Dictionary

desarticular

/dezaɾtʃikuˈlaɾ/

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)
desarticulo
preterite (eu)
desarticulei
past participle
desarticulado

Meaning

  1. to dismantle

    • Desarticularam a quadrilha.

      They broke up the gang.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desmontar

desarticular is more about disjointing or formally disassembling connected parts; desmontar is more general or mechanical disassembly — both mean "to dismantle."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desmantelar

desmantelar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dismantle."

Spanish

desmontar

desmontar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dismantle."

Practice

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