desmaiar
Portuguese
/ˌdɨʒ.maj.ˈaɾ/, /ˌdes.maj.ˈa(ɻ)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to faint to lose consciousness
- (intransitive) to dishearten
- (intransitive) to fall asleep suddenly, usually by excessive tiredness
- (transitive) to cause a person to faint, often by drugging them and with criminal intentions
Etymology
Derived from Old French desmaier derived from Latin *exmagāre.
Origin
Latin
*exmagāre