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dopar

to dope, to give performance-enhancing drugs

verb doh-PAHR Rare

Origin: Borrowed from English 'dope'.

Usage Note

Dopar is a direct borrowing used in sports contexts to mean administering prohibited substances to an athlete or animal. The reflexive doparse means 'to dope oneself' — el ciclista se dopó ('the cyclist doped'). The related noun is dopaje ('doping'), which is the standard term in anti-doping regulations in Spain.

Examples

"Le acusaron de dopar a su caballo."

Natural Translation

He was accused of doping his horse.

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