esbandir

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin expandere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

esbandir (first-person singular present esbandeixo, first-person singular preterite esbandí, past participle esbandit)

  1. to rinse
  2. (colloquial) to get rid of
    Synonym: desempallegar-se
    • 1993, Quim Monzó, “Amb el cor a la mà”, in El perquè de tot plegat, Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, →ISBN, page 63:
      Decideixen esbandir els afers més o menys amorosos que cada un tenia fins ara.
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