apestar

apestar
intransitive verb
1to stink (a of)
  • huele que apesta -> it stinks to high heaven
transitive verb
2to stink out (hacer que huela mal)
3to infect with the plague (contagiar la peste)

apestar [ah-pes-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To infect with the plague.
2To cause an offensive smell.
  • aquí apesta -> there is here an offensive smell
3To corrupt, to turn putrid. (Metaphorical)
4To pester, to cause displeasure, to nauseate.
  • Fulano me apesta con su afectación -> he sickens me with his affectation
noun
5To be blighted. (Ante Meridian & Botany & Latin American) (m)
In this sense it is commonly used as a neuter verb in the third person; e.g.vr (Med.) To catch the plague.(And.) To catch a cold.

apestar
verbo:transitivo
1 (Med) to infect with the plague; (with the plague)
2 (con olor) to stink out
3 (corromper) to corrupt; spoil; vitiate; (formal) (molestar) to plague; harass; (repugnar) to sicken; nauseate
verbo:intransitivo
to stink; reek;a of;
verbo:pronominal
apestarse
1 (Med) (con la peste) to catch the plague; (And) (S. Cone) (resfriarse) to catch a cold
2 (Botánica) to be blighted

Verb Conjugation for "apestar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo apesto apesté apestaba apestaré apeste
apestas apestaste apestabas apestarás apestes
Ella/Él/Usted apesta apestó apestaba apestará apeste
Nosotros apestamos apestamos apestábamos apestaremos apestemos
Vosotros apestáis apestasteis apestabais apestaréis apestéis
Ellos/Ustedes apestan apestaron apestaban apestarán apesten

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