"Compound" Verbs

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atrasar
atrasar
to postpone
proporcionar
proporcionar
to provide
medrar
medrar
to thrive
avezar
avezar
to accustom
rezagar
rezagar
to postpone
derretir
derretir
to melt
desplazar
desplazar
to displace
transcurrir
transcurrir
to take place
reverberar
reverberar
to reverberate
conllevar
conllevar
to lead to
evaluar
evaluar
to evaluate
revalorizar
revalorizar
to reassess
exudar
exudar
to exude
ensombrecer
ensombrecer
to darken
cronometrar
cronometrar
to time
repercutir
repercutir
to have repercussions on
desvanecer
desvanecer
to dissipate
auspiciar
auspiciar
to foster
mecerse
mecerse
to swing
estrujar
to wring
arrullar
to lull to sleep
comulgar
to take communion
amortajar
to shroud
apiñar
to cram
desbrozar
to clear
orear
to air
agujerear
to pierce
girar
to revolve
descarapelar
to peel
la vista previa
preview
malquistar
to turn against
desplegar
to deploy
corresponder
to return
corresponder
to repay
reciprocar
to reciprocate
enderezar
to straighten
entrelazar
to interlace
compensar
to compensate
bizquear
to squint
despolvar
to dust
conllevar
to entail
endurecer
to harden
replegarse
to withdraw
despedazar
to tear to shreds
rebotar
to rebound
vitorear
to cheer
cimbrar
to shake
supeditar
to subordinate
enaltecer
to praise
esclarecer
to clear up
infundir
to instill with
infundir
to fill with
atascar
to block
procurar
to make sure
escenificar
to dramatize
delatar
to inform on
esparcir
to scatter
sahumar
to perfume
desconocer
to not know
envidiar
to be envious of
abrevar
to water
amotinar
to incite to riot
aguardar
to wait for
anonadar
to stun
abundar
to be abundant
predominar
to predominate
retener
to withhold
mesmerizar
to mesmerize
estorbar
to get in the way of
facilitar
to facilitate
descorrer
to draw back
discurrir
to go by
ratificar
to ratify
trabar
to hinder
pillar
to catch
suscitar
to arouse
inmolar
to sacrifice
acechar
to stalk
elogiar
to praise
desposeer
to dispossess
encubrir
to conceal
deshilvanar
to remove the basting from
acribillar
to riddle
atemorizar
to frighten
desanudar
to untie
despechar
to spite
adaptar
to adapt
ahondar
to deepen
desquitar
to make up for
derrapar
to skid
zafar
to untie
aborrecer
to abhor
enjaretar
to thread
encauzar
to channel
aguar
to water down
aguar
to spoil
arrollar
to run over
caducar
to expire
disipar
to dispel
subastar
to auction
presenciar
to witness
reprender
to reprimand
deambular
to wander
anidar
to nest
cuadrar
to square
aislar
to isolate
deshinchar
to deflate
desinflar
to deflate
destensar
to slacken
suplir
to replace
pertrechar
to equip
pertrechar
to provide
aducir
to adduce
sesgar
to cut short
constatar
to verify
constatar
to confirm
ligar
to tie
apartar
to set aside
contraponer
to counter
contraponer
to compare
ramonear
to prune branch tips back
acaparar
to hoard
azolvar
to obstruct
prorratear
to prorate
renunciar
to resign
vencer
to overcome
circundar
to encircle
circundar
to surround
conferir
to confer
releer
to reread
resonar
to resonate
incumbir
to concern
impermeabilizar
to waterproof
anclar
to anchor
agobiar
to overwhelm
escudriñar
to scan
estribar
to lie in
espolear
to spur on
cabalgar
to ride
degollar
to slit the throat of
renovar
to renew
aparejar
to get ready
hilvanar
to piece together
trajinar
to bustle about
comportar
to involve
desollar
to skin
encolerizar
to enrage
escrutar
to count
trastear
to move around
explanar
to level
desperdigar
to scatter
destilar
to distill
deslucir
to fade
apenar
to sadden
solapar
to cover up
suplicar
to beg
inmutar
to upset
desnucar
to break someone's neck
empuñar
to grasp
resguardar
to protect
desfallecer
to faint
reprobar
to fail
fallar
to fail
fracasar
to fail
expropiar
to expropriate
predestinar
to predestine
internar
to put in
internar
to commit to
antecoger
to lead in front of oneself
enchufar
to plug in
reventar
to burst
avecinar
to bring closer together
inferir
to infer
insinuar
to imply
responder a
to answer to
reconocer
to acknowledge
reembolsar
to reimburse
despotricar
to rant
envalentonar
to embolden
aminorar
to reduce
alhajar
to adorn
desalentar
to discourage
embonar
to suit
aventar
to fan
aventar
to push
encarar
to confront
achicar
to make smaller
encapuchar
to hood
amarrar
to tie
amolar
to annoy
acompasar
to keep in step with
ingerir
to ingest
desintegrar
to disintegrate
convocar
to summon
emboscar
to ambush
salvaguardar
to safeguard
concernir
to concern
tasar
to value
desaprobar
to disapprove of
desdeñar
to disdain
despistar
to mislead
superponerse
to overlap
subyugar
to subjugate
manifestar
to declare
repudiar
to repudiate
trastocar
to disrupt
empujar
to push
calcinar
to scorch
desempeñar
to carry out
entrañar
to entail
estropear
to damage
fraguar
to forge
ingresar
to enter
recaudar
to collect
anidar
to make its nest
deshonrar
to disgrace
deshonrar
to dishonor
deslustrar
to take the shine off
sobornar
to bribe
impedir
to hinder
disuadir
to deter
capacitar
to prepare
satanizar
to satanize
desquiciar
to take off its hinges
reprochar
to reproach
tartamudear
to stutter
balbucear
to stammer
atinar
to guess
venerar
to venerate
oprimir
to oppress
recubrir
to cover
pergeñar
to sketch
egresar
to leave
humanizar
to humanize
denotar
to denote
liar
to roll
atajar
to take a shortcut
atrincherar
to entrench
entrecortar
to cut halfway
demorar
to delay
convalecer
to convalesce
acoger
to receive
bombardear
to bombard
enyesar
to put in a cast
demostrar
to demonstrate
convidar
to invite
ametrallar
to machine-gun
vociferar
to proclaim boastfully
enarbolar
to hoist
depurar
to purify
rastrear
to track
atesorar
to amass
desafiar
to challenge
eludir
to elude
sublevar
to stir up to rebellion
apodar
to nickname
abdicar
to abdicate
rebatir
to refute
recuperar
to recover
cojear
to limp
entrometerse
to meddle
fisgonear
to pry
recrudecer
to get worse
sobrealimentar
to overfeed
abatir
to shoot down
corcovar
to bend over
desmembrar
to dismember
desolar
to devastate
desmedrar
to deteriorate
desmadejar
to weaken
desbaratar
to ruin
desjarretar
to hamstring
destetar
to wean
sesgar
to cut on the bias
escurrir
to drain
desteñir
to discolor
entrecerrar
to close halfway
apestar
to stink
exprimir
to squeeze
consentir
to spoil
desvencijar
to cause to come apart
desvencijar
to break
empellar
to push
aplacar
to appease
rememorar
to remember
desahuciar
to declare terminally ill
añejar
to age
deglutir
to swallow
atrabancar
to clear
develar
to disclose
adular
to flatter
empedernir
to harden
aguijonear
to sting
pasmar
to amaze
aturdir
to stun
respingar
to answer back
respingar
to ride up
reincidir
to relapse
resarcir
to reimburse
agolpar
to cram
alocar
to drive crazy
desgarrar
to tear apart
asentir
to agree
embargar
to seize
menoscabar
to diminish
enviciar
to addict
enfilar
to line up
descollar
to stand out
acertar
to get right
acertar
to manage to
promulgar
to promulgate
desplegar
to unfold
presagiar
to forebode
suprimir
to eliminate
rehuir
to avoid
desterrar
to banish
desprender
to give off
resquebrajar
to crack
augurar
to predict
equiparar
to put on the same level
impartir
to give
englobar
to include
apetecer
to feel like
soslayar
to avoid
redimir
to redeem
precisar
to specify
acarrear
to carry
diezmar
to decimate
encumbrar
to exalt
encumbrar
to raise
derrotar
to defeat
detentar
to hold unlawfully
ungir
to elect
disolver
to dissolve
atorarse
to get stuck
atiborrar
to stuff full
dilatar
to dilate
desmentir
to deny
englobar
to comprise
abonar
to fertilize
abastecer
to supply
remitir
to send
afluir
to flow into
impulsar
to propel
inculcar
to instill
supurar
to ooze
irradiar
to irradiate
subsistir
to subsist
subsistir
to survive
carecer
to lack
robustecer
to strengthen
empotrar
to build in
atenuar
to attenuate
sintetizar
to summarize
prescindir
to do without
replegar
to retract
socavar
to undermine
tergiversar
to distort
distorsionar
to distort
desnaturalizar
to distort
afinar
to tune
superponer
to superimpose
envejecer
to grow old
prevalecer
to prevail
atañer
to have to do with
atañer
to concern
desembocar
to flow into
emprender
to undertake
ensalzar
to extol
recostar
to lean
sobreponer
to put on top of
diferir
to differ
engendrar
to produce
exaltar
to extol
divagar
to digress
apagar
to turn off
arrebatar
to snatch
capar
to castrate
instaurar
to establish
abordar
to tackle
desmentir
to refute
exasperar
to exasperate
agudizar
to exacerbate
conciliar
to reconcile
perecer
to perish
atenuar
to alleviate
atropellar
to run over
agasajar
to fete
reconfortar
to comfort
doblegar
to vanquish
diseccionar
dissect
concebir
to conceive of
arraigar
to establish
incrustar
to embed
incinerar
to incinerate
eximir
to exempt
esquivar
to dodge
surgir
to arise
portar
to carry
convencer
to convince
desmenuzar
to scrutinise
refrenar
to curb
revelar
to reveal
estrangular
to constrict
perturbar
to disturb
desligar
to separate
reiterar
to reiterate
mellar
to nick
desfavorecer
to go against the interest of
exponer
to expound
despilfarrar
to squander
trastabillar
to stumble
abrumar
to overwhelm
salpicar
to splash
automatizar
to automate
seguir siendo
to remain
comunicar
to convey
desentrañar
to get to the bottom of
garabatear
to scribble
desdibujar
to blur
repercutir
to affect
representar
to depict
entrever
to make out
entrever
to see signs of
rematar
to finish off
desbastar
to smooth down
retener
to retain
culpabilizar
to blame
achacar
to attribute
chamuscar
to scorch
desarreglar
to mess up
enfatizar
to emphasize
reinventar
to reinvent
circunscribir
to circumscribe
centellear
to sparkle
atorar
to block
perfilar
to outline
entretejer
to interweave
devenir
to become
reconducir
to redirect
derivar
to derive from
decaer
to deteriorate
decaer
to decline
postular
to postulate
diluir
to dilute
confluir
to converge
remeter
to tuck in
distar
to be away from
rebasar
to exceed
desacelerar
to slow down
excavar
to excavate
disputar
to dispute
refutar
to refute
descartar
to rule out
transcurrir
to pass
contrastar
to contrast
comparar
to compare
revestir
to cover
repostar
to fill up
escudriñar
to scrutinize
enviudar
to be widowed
ahumar
to fill with smoke
desembarazar
to rid of
alborotar
to disturb
desamparar
to abandon
atronar
to deafen
aniquilar
to annihilate
arrasar
to raze to the ground
recatar
to hide
extraviar
to lose
estremecer
to shake
desenredar
to untangle
padecer
to suffer from
posar
to put down
aplazar
to postpone
desproveer
to deprive
recurrir
to turn to
desdeñar
to scorn
entronizar
to enthrone
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
arremolinar
to swirl
atestiguar
to testify
afirmar
to state
aplanar
to level
allanar
to flatten
reorganizar
to reorganize
reagrupar
to regroup
sustentar
to sustain
asignar
to allocate
asignar
to assign
consignar
to record
consignar
to consign
acuñar
to coin
aglomerar
to bind together
inmergir
to immerse
sumergir
to submerge
descender
to fall
acaecer
to happen
retroceder
to back up
sojuzgar
to conquer
entrelazar
to intertwine
aletargarse
to become lethargic
recorrer
to cover
imbuir
to imbue
desechar
to throw away
escoltar
to escort
arropar
to wrap up
recaer
to suffer a relapse
implorar
to implore
acuchillar
to stab
resbalar
to slip
rehuir
to shy away from
enganchar
to hook
desentrañar
to figure out
desistir
to cease
desistir
to give up
probar
to prove
comprobar
to check
apolillar
to eat holes in
repartir
to distribute
aludir
to allude to
aserruchar
to saw
apuntar
to point at
indagar
to investigate
desatar
to untie
asomar
to stick out
acortar
to shorten
quebrarse
to break
someter
to subdue
escamar
to scale
desarticular
to take apart
presagiar
to foretell
despachar
to deal with
reposar
to rest
rebotar
to bounce
alentar
to encourage
deslindar
to demarcate
conmoverse
to be moved
encomendar
to entrust
sobresaltar
to startle
desviar
to divert
revalorizar
to increase the value of
desenvolver
to unwrap
rebajar
to reduce
pervivir
to survive
encaminar
to direct
retraer
to retract
reencender
to rekindle
avivar
to rekindle
divulgar
to publicize
propagar
to propagate
trasponer
to transpose
exponer
to expose
corromper
to corrupt
disponer
to make use of
promover
to promote
desprender
to detach
delimitar
to define
pretender
to intend
irrumpir
to burst into
quebrantar
to break
encoger
to shrink
reponer
to replace
disparar
to shoot
abarcar
to cover
embarcar
to board
enjuagar
to rinse
perdurar
to persist
reivindicar
to claim
apenar
to embarrass
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
procurar
to try
proveer
to provide
rayar
to scratch
resaltar
to highlight
subrayar
to underline
adjuntar
to attach
despedirse
to see off
devolver
to give back
envolver
to wrap
impedir
to prevent
sobresalir
to stick out
describir
to describe
inscribir
to engrave
prescribir
to prescribe
prever
to foresee
proscribir
to outlaw
rever
to review
suscribir
to subscribe to
contradecir
to contradict
convenir
to be advisable
intervenir
to intervene
maldecir
to curse
predecir
to predict
prevenir
to prevent
provenir
to come from
bendecir
to bless
inducir
to lead to
introducir
to insert
producir
to produce
reducir
to reduce
seducir
to seduce
conducir
to lead
contraer
to contract
deducir
to deduce
distraer
to distract
extraer
to extract
sustraer
to subtract
atraer
to attract
descomponer
to break down
disponer
to arrange
imponer
to impose
oponer
to counter
proponer
to propose
yuxtaponer
to juxtapose
componer
to make up
deponer
to depose
detener
to stop
entretener
to entertain
mantener
to hold
retener
to keep
sostener
to hold
abstenerse de
to refrain from
contener
to contain
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