Also means
to batter (of weather)
Usage Note
Azotar is used literally for whipping or corporal punishment and figuratively when a storm or disease batters a region (el huracán azotó la costa). The related noun azote means a lash or whipping, and figuratively a scourge or calamity.
Examples
"La tormenta azotó la costa con fuerza."
Natural Translation
The storm lashed the coast with force.
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