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afastar.

to repel, to move apart

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/afasˈtaɾ/[a.fas̺ˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to repel, to move apart

    transitive
  2. to retreat, to go back

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese afastar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), of obscure origin; maybe from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“fixed, firm”), through Suevic [Term?] or Gothic.

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