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desacostumar.

to make (someone/something) lose the habit, get out of habit

12 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/de.za.kos.tuˈma(ʁ)/Brazil[de.za.kos.tuˈma(h)]Brazil/de.za.kos.tuˈma(ɾ)/São-Paulo/de.za.koʃ.tuˈma(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to make (someone/something) lose the habit, get out of habit

    transitive
  2. to lose the habit

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese a- Portuguese costume Portuguese -ar Portuguese acostumar Portuguese desacostumar From des- + acostumar.

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