What does azotar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word azotar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use azotar in Spanish.

The word azotar in Spanish means flog, whip, lash, lash, batter, pound, whip yourself, flog yourself, flagellate yourself, devastate, ravage, make a big deal of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word azotar

flog, whip, lash

verbo transitivo (golpear con látigo) (punishment)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Azotaron a los ladrones en la plaza.
They flogged the thieves at the public square.

lash, batter, pound

verbo transitivo (golpear con fuerza) (waves, wind)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las olas azotaban el acantilado.
The waves lashed the cliff.

whip yourself, flog yourself, flagellate yourself

verbo pronominal (flagelarse)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Los sacerdotes se azotaban en honor a la diosa.
Priests flogged (or: flagellated) themselves in honor of the goddess,

devastate, ravage

verbo transitivo (figurado (causar un daño) (do heavy damage to)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La sequía azota estas tierras.
The drought is devastating (or: ravaging) these lands.

make a big deal of

verbo pronominal (MX, coloquial (exagerar, dramatizar) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No te azotes, no te vas a morir de amor.
Don't make such a big deal; you're not going to die from love.

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