desleír

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlēre (to destroy), adapted to des-. Compare Portuguese delir and English delete.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desleˈiɾ/ [d̪es.leˈiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧le‧ír

Verb

desleír (first-person singular present deslío, first-person singular preterite desleí, past participle desleído)

  1. to dilute
    Synonym: diluir
  2. to dissolve
    Synonym: disolver
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      [...] descargó una lluvia tremenda, espantosa, un diluvio que parecía inundar la tierra y desleír a Ficóbriga.
      [...] discharged a terrible, frightful rain, a downpour which seemed to flood the lands and dissolve Ficóbriga.

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