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enjugar

to wipe away

verb en-hoo-GAHR Rare
Body & Health Personal Care

Also means

to pay off (a debt)

Usage Note

Enjugar has a literal sense of drying or wiping away moisture (enjugar las lágrimas, to wipe away tears) and a financial sense of clearing or paying off a deficit or debt. The spelling change g → gu before e applies: enjugue. It is a more elevated synonym of secar (to dry) in the literal sense, and of saldar in the financial sense.

Examples

"Ella enjugó las lágrimas de su hijo."

Natural Translation

She wiped away her son's tears.

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