deshacer

Spanish

Etymology

des- +‎ hacer. Compare Catalan desfer, French défaire, Italian disfare, Portuguese desfazer, Romanian desface, English defeat and deface.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desaˈθeɾ/ [d̪e.saˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /desaˈseɾ/ [d̪e.saˈseɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to undo, to unmake
2. (transitive) to unpack
3. (transitive) to break, to break up (e.g. a treaty, a business, a band, a united effort)
4. (transitive) to take back (something done or said)
5. (transitive) to reverse (a spell or curse)
6. (reflexive) to come undone, to unravel
7. (reflexive) to get rid of, to ditch, to dispose of, to dump (deshacerse de alguien o algo)
8. (reflexive) to melt (deshacerse el hielo)
9. (reflexive) to weed out (unwanted people)

Synonyms

• (unpack): desempacar
• (take back): retirar
• (melt): derretir, descongelar

Antonyms

• hacer