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rematar.

to finish off; to kill

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/remaˈtaɾ/[re.maˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to finish off; to kill

    literally
    Remató al animal para que no sufriera más.
  2. to complete, to end, bring to an end, terminate

    figuratively
  3. to buy or sell at an auction

  4. to shoot at goal

    especially
  5. to perish

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Spanish re- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱtósder. Proto-Italic *maktos Latin mactus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mactāre? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Italic *madēō Latin madēre Latin *maditus Late Latin mattusder.? Vulgar Latin *mattāre? Proto-Indo-European *met-der. Proto-Indo-European *mot-(i-) Latin *matea Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ola Latin mateola Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea Spanish maza ▲ Latin -āre Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish mazar? Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- Proto-Semitic *mawut- Arabic مَاتَ (māta)der.? Spanish matar Spanish rematar From re- + matar.

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