espabilar
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espabilar
- [espaβ̞iˈlaɾ]
Rhymes with aɾ
Where it comes from
Del prefijo es-, pabilo y el sufijo -ar.
verb haber espabilado · espabilando · habiendo espabilado · espabilado · espabilo · espabilas
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Limpiar el pabilo, quitar los restos carbonizados que dificultan su luminosidad.
Similar: despabilar, despavesar
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Estimular las facultades mentales de una persona para agilizar su razonamiento o reducir su inseguridad.
Similar: avispar, avivar, espolear, estimular, alistar, aprender, apiolar, abusarse, descobijarse · Opposite: embrutecer, atontar
- Privar de la vida a alguien.
In English
- wake up to become more aware of a real-life situation.
- shape up to improve; correct one's bad habits
- galvanize to shock or stimulate into sudden activity
- get one's act together become serious and organized
- arouse to awaken
- snap out of Translations
- wise up to become informed
Talk about this word "espabilar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/espabilar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. espabilar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/espabilar "espabilar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/espabilar.Cite this
@misc{espabilar_2026,
title = {espabilar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/espabilar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
