quitar.
to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away
Meaning & usage
to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away
to get rid of
to get off
¡Quítenmelo!
to deprive of, to take away from (uses indirect object)
to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doff (as clothes or accoutrements)
quitarse la mascarilla
to be removed
to get rid of (something belonging to oneself)
to quit, give up (smoking etc)
quitarse de fumar
to move away, to get out of the way
to take (e.g. a photograph)
Where this word comes from
Probably a semi-learned derivation from Medieval Latin quitāre (“release, discharge, set free”) from Late Latin quietāre, or from Latin quietus (through an Old Spanish adjective quito, with an abnormal phonological evolution). Compare English quiet and quit and French quitter. See also Spanish quedar and quietar.
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