afastar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to repel; to push away (cause to move away)
2. (transitive) to drive apart (cause to stop being close, intimate)
3. (pronominal) to step back; to move away
4. (pronominal) to dissociate; to distance oneself (stop associating (with))
5. (transitive) to suspend (temporarily ban someone from their job)

Concepts

turn away

repel

drive away

take away

remove

withdraw

rid

dispense with

scrap

delete

get rid of

drive off

abolish

do away with

dispel

divert

draw away

drive out

drop

eject

evict

exclude

exterminate

fend off

fight off

keep away

liquidate

move away

nullify

push away

push off

put away

repeal

rescind

revolt

run off

seclude

seize

send away

shoo

stay away

strike out

suppress

swerve

take

throw out

trim

turn back

turn off

void

Synonyms

rechaçar

afugentar

desvanecer

tocar

banir

repugnar

abolir

extinguir

liquidar

revogar

suprimir

tomar

exterminar

ajustar pagando

anular

arrancar

declarar sem efeito

eliminar

Translations

verwijderen

elimineren

éloigner

entfernen

uitmaken

alejar

wegdoen

afschaffen

repousser

fortschaffen

beseitigen

opdoeken

allontanare

chasser

repel·lir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.fasˈta(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese afastar, of obscure origin; maybe from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“fixed, firm”), through Suevic [Term?] or Gothic.