arrasar

Etymology

• a- +‎ ras +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.rəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.raˈzaɾ]

Verb

arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasí, past participle arrasat)

1. (transitive) to sweep away, to raze, to clear cut, to devastate
2. (intransitive) to triumph

Further reading

• “arrasar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ar‧ra‧sar

Verb

arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasei, past participle arrasado)

1. to raze, demolish
2. (slang) to do something very well so that one gets popular attention

Etymology

From rasar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /araˈsaɾ/ [a.raˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧rra‧sar

Verb

arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasé, past participle arrasado)

1. (transitive) to level, to smooth

   Synonym: allanar

2. (transitive) to raze, to destroy

   Synonyms: destruir, arruinar, derruir, desmantelar

3. (intransitive) to annihilate, to devastate, to ravage, to exterminate [with con ‘something’]

   Synonyms: aniquilar, devastar, asolar, exterminar

4. (intransitive, figurative) to triumph, to crush, to sweep (to be phenomenally successful)
   • 2021 May 4, Carlos E. Cué, “Ayuso arrasa en Madrid”, in El País‎:

     Las cosas han cambiado mucho en el PP actual, pero el esquema se repite de alguna manera. Ayuso arrasa y tiene todo el poder en Madrid, la comunidad más rica y la que más peso político y mediático acumula, al ser la capital política y financiera y la sede de los principales medios de comunicación del país.

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Further reading

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