verb/despabiˈlaɾ/
to wake up, stir up, awaken; to kick into action, kick into shape; to knock out, churn out (do something quickly); to snuff (to trim the wick of a candle)
Synonyms: espabilar
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish pabilo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish despabilar From des- + pabilo + -ar.