desbotar

19th century. From des- +‎ botar.

• IPA^(key): /desβoˈtaɾ/
• Hyphenation: des‧bo‧tar

desbotar (first-person singular present desboto, first-person singular preterite desbotei, past participle desbotado)

1. to discard

   Synonym: refugar

2. to reject
   • 1863, Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos, Vigo: J. Compañel, page 17:

     Cómo m'hei d'ir e deixarte, si ca lengua me desbotas e co coraçón me atraes?

     How would I go and leave you, if with your tongue you reject me, and with you heart you lure me forth?

   Synonym: rexeitar

3. to detach

• botar

• “desbotar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “desbotar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “desbotar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

desbotar (first-person singular present indicative desboto, past participle desbotado)

1. (intransitive) to fade (to become faint in hue or tint)
2. (transitive) to fade (to cause to fade)