desmedrar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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des- +‎ medrar

Verb

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desmedrar (first-person singular present desmedro, first-person singular preterite desmedré, past participle desmedrado)

  1. (transitive) to weaken
    Synonym: deteriorar
    • 1892, Benito Pérez Galdós, Tristana:
      las limitaciones externas de su soberanía no sirven más que para desmedrar la raza, para empobrecer el caudal sanguíneo de la humanidad.
      the external limitations of his rule serve little other purpose than to weaken the race, to impoverish humankind's gene pool
  2. (intransitive) to decline, wane
    Synonym: decaer
    con los años, la calidad ha desmedrado
    over the years, the quality has declined
    • 2015, Julien Gracq, Los ojos del bosque:
      los árboles iban poco a poco desmejorando, desmedrando
      Bit by bit, the trees were withering, waning

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