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debelar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēbellāre.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.bɨˈlaɾ/ [dɨ.βɨˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.bɨˈla.ɾi/ [dɨ.βɨˈla.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: de‧be‧lar

Verb

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debelar (first-person singular present debelo, first-person singular preterite debelei, past participle debelado)

  1. (transitive, military) to win, to conquer
    Synonyms: vencer, derrotar
    Antonym: perder
  2. (transitive, medicine) to neutralize/neutralise, to stop the effects of (e.g. a disease)
    Synonyms: neutralizar, refrear, reprimir
  3. (transitive, by extension) to stop or prevent
    Synonyms: prevenir, impedir, parar, aplacar

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēbellāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /debeˈlaɾ/ [d̪e.β̞eˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧be‧lar

Verb

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debelar (first-person singular present debelo, first-person singular preterite debelé, past participle debelado)

  1. (transitive) to conquer
    Synonym: conquistar

Conjugation

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