descepar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cepa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desθeˈpaɾ/ [d̪es.θeˈpaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deseˈpaɾ/ [d̪e.seˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧ce‧par

Verb

descepar (first-person singular present descepo, first-person singular preterite descepé, past participle descepado)

1. (transitive) to extirpate, to uproot (to pull up by the roots)

   Synonyms: acepar, encepar, extirpar

2. (transitive) to extirpate (to destroy completely)

   Synonyms: eliminar, exterminar, extirpar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descepar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descepar
gerund			descepando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descepado		descepada
		plural		descepados		descepadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descepo	descepastú descepásvos	descepa	descepamos	descepáis	descepan
	imperfect	descepaba	descepabas	descepaba	descepábamos	descepabais	descepaban
	preterite	descepé	descepaste	descepó	descepamos	descepasteis	desceparon
	future	desceparé	desceparás	descepará	desceparemos	desceparéis	desceparán
	conditional	desceparía	desceparías	desceparía	desceparíamos	desceparíais	desceparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descepe	descepestú descepésvos2	descepe	descepemos	descepéis	descepen
	imperfect (ra)	descepara	desceparas	descepara	descepáramos	desceparais	desceparan
	imperfect (se)	descepase	descepases	descepase	descepásemos	descepaseis	descepasen
	future1	descepare	descepares	descepare	descepáremos	descepareis	desceparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descepatú descepávos	descepe	descepemos	descepad	descepen
	negative		no descepes	no descepe	no descepemos	no descepéis	no descepen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of descepar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive descepar
	dative	desceparme	desceparte	desceparle, desceparse	desceparnos	desceparos	desceparles, desceparse
	accusative	desceparme	desceparte	desceparlo, desceparla, desceparse	desceparnos	desceparos	desceparlos, desceparlas, desceparse
with gerund descepando
	dative	descepándome	descepándote	descepándole, descepándose	descepándonos	descepándoos	descepándoles, descepándose
	accusative	descepándome	descepándote	descepándolo, descepándola, descepándose	descepándonos	descepándoos	descepándolos, descepándolas, descepándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descepa
	dative	descépame	descépate	descépale	descépanos	not used	descépales
	accusative	descépame	descépate	descépalo, descépala	descépanos	not used	descépalos, descépalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descepá
	dative	descepame	descepate	descepale	descepanos	not used	descepales
	accusative	descepame	descepate	descepalo, descepala	descepanos	not used	descepalos, descepalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descepe
	dative	descépeme	not used	descépele, descépese	descépenos	not used	descépeles
	accusative	descépeme	not used	descépelo, descépela, descépese	descépenos	not used	descépelos, descépelas
with first-person plural imperative descepemos
	dative	not used	descepémoste	descepémosle	descepémonos	descepémoos	descepémosles
	accusative	not used	descepémoste	descepémoslo, descepémosla	descepémonos	descepémoos	descepémoslos, descepémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descepad
	dative	descepadme	not used	descepadle	descepadnos	descepaos	descepadles
	accusative	descepadme	not used	descepadlo, descepadla	descepadnos	descepaos	descepadlos, descepadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descepen
	dative	descépenme	not used	descépenle	descépennos	not used	descépenles, descépense
	accusative	descépenme	not used	descépenlo, descépenla	descépennos	not used	descépenlos, descépenlas, descépense

Further reading

• “descepar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28