alejar

Borrowed from French alléger, Italian alleggerire, Spanish aligerar.

• IPA^(key): /aleˈʒar/, /aleˈd͡ʒar/

alejar (present tense alejas, past tense alejis, future tense alejos, imperative alejez, conditional alejus)

1. (transitive) to lighten the load of (someone or something), relieve (of a load)

   Ni mustas alejar nia bagajo. ― We must lighten our luggage.

2. (figuratively) to alleviate, ease, relieve (the mind, etc.)

• alejeso (“ease, relief”)

From a- +‎ lejos +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /aleˈxaɾ/ [a.leˈxaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧le‧jar

alejar (first-person singular present alejo, first-person singular preterite alejé, past participle alejado)

1. (transitive) to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away
2. (transitive) to estrange, alienate
3. (transitive) to keep at a distance
4. (reflexive) to withdraw, distance oneself
5. (transitive) to zoom out

   acercar y alejar el mapa

   to zoom in and zoom out on the map

• “alejar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024