desgrasar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ grasa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desɡɾaˈsaɾ/ [d̪ez.ɣ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧gra‧sar

Verb

desgrasar (first-person singular present desgraso, first-person singular preterite desgrasé, past participle desgrasado)

1. (transitive, of wool) to degrease

   Hypernym: desengrasar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of desgrasar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			desgrasar
gerund			desgrasando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desgrasado		desgrasada
		plural		desgrasados		desgrasadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desgraso	desgrasastú desgrasásvos	desgrasa	desgrasamos	desgrasáis	desgrasan
	imperfect	desgrasaba	desgrasabas	desgrasaba	desgrasábamos	desgrasabais	desgrasaban
	preterite	desgrasé	desgrasaste	desgrasó	desgrasamos	desgrasasteis	desgrasaron
	future	desgrasaré	desgrasarás	desgrasará	desgrasaremos	desgrasaréis	desgrasarán
	conditional	desgrasaría	desgrasarías	desgrasaría	desgrasaríamos	desgrasaríais	desgrasarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desgrase	desgrasestú desgrasésvos2	desgrase	desgrasemos	desgraséis	desgrasen
	imperfect (ra)	desgrasara	desgrasaras	desgrasara	desgrasáramos	desgrasarais	desgrasaran
	imperfect (se)	desgrasase	desgrasases	desgrasase	desgrasásemos	desgrasaseis	desgrasasen
	future1	desgrasare	desgrasares	desgrasare	desgrasáremos	desgrasareis	desgrasaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desgrasatú desgrasávos	desgrase	desgrasemos	desgrasad	desgrasen
	negative		no desgrases	no desgrase	no desgrasemos	no desgraséis	no desgrasen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of desgrasar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive desgrasar	dative	desgrasarme	desgrasarte	desgrasarle, desgrasarse	desgrasarnos	desgrasaros	desgrasarles, desgrasarse
	accusative	desgrasarme	desgrasarte	desgrasarlo, desgrasarla, desgrasarse	desgrasarnos	desgrasaros	desgrasarlos, desgrasarlas, desgrasarse
with gerund desgrasando	dative	desgrasándome	desgrasándote	desgrasándole, desgrasándose	desgrasándonos	desgrasándoos	desgrasándoles, desgrasándose
	accusative	desgrasándome	desgrasándote	desgrasándolo, desgrasándola, desgrasándose	desgrasándonos	desgrasándoos	desgrasándolos, desgrasándolas, desgrasándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative desgrasa	dative	desgrásame	desgrásate	desgrásale	desgrásanos	not used	desgrásales
	accusative	desgrásame	desgrásate	desgrásalo, desgrásala	desgrásanos	not used	desgrásalos, desgrásalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative desgrasá	dative	desgrasame	desgrasate	desgrasale	desgrasanos	not used	desgrasales
	accusative	desgrasame	desgrasate	desgrasalo, desgrasala	desgrasanos	not used	desgrasalos, desgrasalas
with formal second-person singular imperative desgrase	dative	desgráseme	not used	desgrásele, desgrásese	desgrásenos	not used	desgráseles
	accusative	desgráseme	not used	desgráselo, desgrásela, desgrásese	desgrásenos	not used	desgráselos, desgráselas
with first-person plural imperative desgrasemos	dative	not used	desgrasémoste	desgrasémosle	desgrasémonos	desgrasémoos	desgrasémosles
	accusative	not used	desgrasémoste	desgrasémoslo, desgrasémosla	desgrasémonos	desgrasémoos	desgrasémoslos, desgrasémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative desgrasad	dative	desgrasadme	not used	desgrasadle	desgrasadnos	desgrasaos	desgrasadles
	accusative	desgrasadme	not used	desgrasadlo, desgrasadla	desgrasadnos	desgrasaos	desgrasadlos, desgrasadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative desgrasen	dative	desgrásenme	not used	desgrásenle	desgrásennos	not used	desgrásenles, desgrásense
	accusative	desgrásenme	not used	desgrásenlo, desgrásenla	desgrásennos	not used	desgrásenlos, desgrásenlas, desgrásense

Further reading

• “desgrasar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025