despistar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar.

Verb

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despistei, past participle despistado)

1. to throw off track

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar.

Verb

1. to throw off track
2. (reflexive) to fall asleep (figuratively)

Further reading

• “despistar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014