rebajar

to reduce; to lower

verb rreh-bah-HAHR Less Common

Also means

to mark down (price)

Usage Note

Rebajar commonly refers to reducing a price or salary (rebajaron los precios = 'they lowered the prices') and is the root of rebaja ('discount') and las rebajas ('sales / clearance'). It also means to physically lower something or dilute a mixture. Reflexively, rebajarse means 'to demean oneself; to lower oneself' — no me voy a rebajar a discutir con él ('I won't stoop to arguing with him').

Examples

"La tienda rebajó todos los artículos de temporada."

Natural Translation

The shop marked down all seasonal items.

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