Spanish

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Etymology

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Probably from Italian investire (to undertake), which would make it a doublet of investir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /embesˈtiɾ/ [ẽm.besˈt̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bes‧tir

Verb

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embestir (first-person singular present embisto, first-person singular preterite embestí, past participle embestido)

  1. (bullfighting) to charge
  2. to attack, especially to ram (up against)
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 22:
      La Calchona se parece a una oveja de grandes lanas. Les sale al paso a los que viajan solos por el campo y les pide de comer. Si no le dan, los embiste hasta derribarlos y revuelve y pisotea.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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