arrasar

• a- +‎ ras +‎ -ar

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.rəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.raˈzaɾ]

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arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasí, past participle arrasat)

1. (transitive) to sweep away, to raze, to clear cut, to devastate
2. (intransitive) to triumph

• “arrasar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• Hyphenation: ar‧ra‧sar

arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasei, past participle arrasado)

1. to raze, demolish (both literally or figuratively)
2. (slang) to kill it (do something exceptionally)

   Synonyms: mandar ver, abafar, lacrar

   Ele arrasou naquela performance. ― He killed it in that performance.

3. (slang, LGBTQ) to slay

   Menina, tua roupa arrasou!

   Girl, your outfit slays!

• arraso

• “arrasar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “arrasar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From rasar.

• IPA^(key): /araˈsaɾ/ [a.raˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧rra‧sar

arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasé, past participle arrasado)

1. (transitive) to level, to smooth

   Synonym: allanar

2. (transitive) to raze, to destroy

   Synonyms: destruir, arruinar, derruir, desmantelar

3. (intransitive) to annihilate, to devastate, to ravage, to exterminate [with con ‘something’]

   Synonyms: aniquilar, devastar, asolar, exterminar

4. (intransitive, figurative) to triumph, to crush, to sweep (to be phenomenally successful)
   • 2021 May 4, Carlos E. Cué, “Ayuso arrasa en Madrid”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Las cosas han cambiado mucho en el PP actual, pero el esquema se repite de alguna manera. Ayuso arrasa y tiene todo el poder en Madrid, la comunidad más rica y la que más peso político y mediático acumula, al ser la capital política y financiera y la sede de los principales medios de comunicación del país.

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• “arrasar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025