agostar

Spanish

Etymology

From agosto (August).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡosˈtaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞osˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gos‧tar

Verb

agostar (first-person singular present agosto, first-person singular preterite agosté, past participle agostado)

  1. to dry out
  2. to parch; burn up
    • 1848, Fernán Caballero, Lágrimas, chapter 23:
      Los levantes aquí son las tempestades de verano que en lugar de aguaceros, expenden arena y polvo abrasador con el que agostan la tierra.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to exhaust; to use up
  4. to graze
  5. to plough

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