debelar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēbellāre, present active infinitive of dēbellō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.beˈla(ɾ)/, /de.beˈla(χ)/
  • Hyphenation: de‧be‧lar

Verb

debelar (first-person singular present indicative debelo, past participle debelado)

  1. (transitive, military) to win, to conquer
    Synonyms: vencer, derrotar
    Antonym: perder
  2. (transitive, medicine) to neutralize/neutralise, to stop the effects of (e.g. a disease)
    Synonyms: neutralizar, refrear, reprimir
  3. (transitive, by extension) to stop or prevent
    Synonyms: prevenir, impedir, parar, aplacar

Conjugation

  • debelação, debelatório

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēbellāre, present active infinitive of dēbellō.

Verb

debelar (first-person singular present debelo, first-person singular preterite debelé, past participle debelado)

  1. to conquer

Conjugation

    Synonyms

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