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despegar

/despeˈɡaɾ/

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verb/despeˈɡaɾ/

to detach, to remove, to unstick; to take off (to leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air); to become alienated

Synonyms: decolar, desapegarse

Antonyms: pegar, aterrizar

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish pegar Spanish despegar From des- + pegar.