desgastar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From des- + gastar. === Pronunciation === === Verb === desgastar (first-person singular present desgasto, first-person singular preterite desgastei, past participle desgastado) (transitive) to wear out; to chafe; to attrit to wear thin (to lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse) Synonym: gastar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “desgastar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “desgastar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From des- + gastar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /desɡasˈtaɾ/ [d̪ez.ɣ̞asˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: des‧gas‧tar === Verb === desgastar (first-person singular present desgasto, first-person singular preterite desgasté, past participle desgastado) (transitive) to use up or wear out (transitive) to wear down, to erode, to wear away (reflexive) to wear out, to get worn out ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “desgastar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025