Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From des- + picar.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /despiˈkaɾ/ [d̪es.piˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧pi‧car
despicar (first-person singular present despico, first-person singular preterite despiqué, past participle despicado)
- (transitive) to soothe; to calm down (a person who is angry)
Conjugation[edit]
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of despicar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive despicar
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dative
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despicarme
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despicarte
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despicarle, despicarse
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despicarnos
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despicaros
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despicarles, despicarse
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accusative
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despicarme
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despicarte
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despicarlo, despicarla, despicarse
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despicarnos
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despicaros
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despicarlos, despicarlas, despicarse
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with gerund despicando
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dative
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despicándome
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despicándote
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despicándole, despicándose
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despicándonos
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despicándoos
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despicándoles, despicándose
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accusative
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despicándome
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despicándote
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despicándolo, despicándola, despicándose
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despicándonos
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despicándoos
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despicándolos, despicándolas, despicándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative despica
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dative
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despícame
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despícate
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despícale
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despícanos
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not used
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despícales
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accusative
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despícame
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despícate
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despícalo, despícala
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despícanos
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not used
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despícalos, despícalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative despicá
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dative
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despicame
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despicate
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despicale
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despicanos
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not used
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despicales
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accusative
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despicame
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despicate
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despicalo, despicala
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despicanos
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not used
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despicalos, despicalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative despique
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dative
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despíqueme
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not used
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despíquele, despíquese
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despíquenos
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not used
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despíqueles
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accusative
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despíqueme
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not used
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despíquelo, despíquela, despíquese
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despíquenos
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not used
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despíquelos, despíquelas
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with first-person plural imperative despiquemos
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dative
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not used
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despiquémoste
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despiquémosle
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despiquémonos
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despiquémoos
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despiquémosles
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accusative
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not used
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despiquémoste
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despiquémoslo, despiquémosla
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despiquémonos
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despiquémoos
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despiquémoslos, despiquémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative despicad
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dative
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despicadme
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not used
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despicadle
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despicadnos
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despicaos
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despicadles
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accusative
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despicadme
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not used
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despicadlo, despicadla
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despicadnos
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despicaos
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despicadlos, despicadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative despiquen
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dative
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despíquenme
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not used
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despíquenle
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despíquennos
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not used
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despíquenles, despíquense
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accusative
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despíquenme
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not used
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despíquenlo, despíquenla
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despíquennos
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not used
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despíquenlos, despíquenlas, despíquense
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