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desbancar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ banco +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /desbanˈkaɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞ãŋˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ban‧car

Verb

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desbancar (first-person singular present desbanco, first-person singular preterite desbanqué, past participle desbancado)

  1. (transitive) to unseat, oust
    • 2020 November 11, Rocío Montes, “Richard Nixon: “Si hay una forma de desbancar a Allende, mejor hazlo””, in EL PAÍS[1], retrieved 2020-11-11:
      “Si hay una forma de desbancar a Allende, mejor hazlo”, indicó Nixon en el encuentro, según el manuscrito de Helms, que forma parte de los documentos desclasificados por Estados Unidos y publicados ahora por primera vez.
      "If there is any way to unseat Allende, better do it", said Nixon at the meeting, according to Helms' manuscript, which was among the documents declassified by the United States and published for the first time.
  2. (transitive) to surpass, overtake
  3. to go bust

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