apartar

/apaɾˈtaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to set aside

✂️ apartar = a + parte: move to one side, like English apart

From Spanish a + parte (to a side), the same Latin root as English apart and part. To apartar something is to put it apart: separate it, set it aside, or turn your eyes away from it.

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