alejar
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alejar
- [aleˈxaɾ]
Rhymes with aɾ
Where it comes from
Del prefijo a-, lejos y el sufijo -ar.
verb haber alejado · alejando · habiendo alejado · alejado · alejo · alejas
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Poner o llevar lejos o a mayor distancia.
Con la mayor discreción posible, el almirante Fieldhouse alejó sus unidades de la costa.
Similar: distanciar
- Hacer que alguien o algo huya, se vaya o se mantenga a distancia. Encendieron fuego para alejar a los insectos.
In English
- wick (transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action;
- fend off to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against
- space out to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
- push away (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refus
- farthen Translations
Talk about this word "alejar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/alejar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alejar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/alejar "alejar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/alejar.Cite this
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title = {alejar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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