desbotar

/dʒizboˈtaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
desboto
preterite (eu)
desbotei
past participle
desbotado

Meaning

  1. to fade

    • A camisa desbotou.

      The shirt faded.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

desvanecer

desbotar is the literal fading of color, like fabric fading in the sun; desvanecer is more about a gradual, sometimes emotional vanishing, like fading from memory — both mean "to fade."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desvanecer

desvanecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to fade."

Practice

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