deshacer
Meanings
Verb
1. to undo, to unmake (transitive)
2. to unpack (transitive)
3. to break, to break up (e.g. a treaty, a business, a band, a united effort) (transitive)
4. to take back (something done or said) (transitive)
5. to reverse (a spell or curse) (transitive)
6. to come undone, to unravel (reflexive)
7. to get rid of, to ditch, to dispose of, to dump (deshacerse de alguien o algo) (reflexive)
8. to melt (deshacerse el hielo) (reflexive)
9. to weed out (unwanted people) (reflexive)
10. to feel/show a lot of (emotion) (reflexive, followed by "en")
Examples88
deshacerse en insultos
to completely slag off
deshacerse en excusas
to make plenty of excuses
deshacerse en elogios
to praise from the rooftops
No me puedo deshacer de él.
I cannot get rid of it.
No puedo deshacerlo.
I can't undo it.
Voy a deshacerme de él.
I'll get rid of it.