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desterrar.

to exile, to expatriate

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/des.teˈʁa(ʁ)/Brazil[des.teˈha(h)]Brazil/d͡ʒis.teˈʁa(ʁ)/Brazil[d͡ʒis.teˈha(h)]Brazil
  1. to exile, to expatriate

    transitive
  2. to drive away, to banish

    figuratively · transitive
  3. to cause to stop

    transitive
  4. to unearth

    transitive
  5. to go into exile

    reflexive
  6. to withdraw, to distance oneself

    figuratively · reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese desterrar, corresponding to des- + terra + -ar.

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