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desbastar.

to thin out (to make sparser)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/dez.basˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[dez.basˈta(h)]Brazil/d͡ʒiz.basˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[d͡ʒiz.basˈta(h)]Brazil
  1. to thin out (to make sparser)

    transitive
  2. to hew; to whittle (to cut or shape wood)

    transitive
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 bastar Portuguese desbastar From des- + bastar.

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