explotar

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explotar (first-person singular present exploto, first-person singular preterite explotí, past participle explotat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to exploit
  2. to explode

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eɡsploˈtaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.ploˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧plo‧tar

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French exploiter.

Verb[edit]

explotar (first-person singular present exploto, first-person singular preterite exploté, past participle explotado)

  1. to exploit
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Etymology 2[edit]

Back-formation from explosión.

Verb[edit]

explotar (first-person singular present exploto, first-person singular preterite exploté, past participle explotado)

  1. to explode
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