Wagtang
to eliminate; to remove; to get rid ofverb
- Alternative meanings
To eliminate, remove, or get rid of; to make something disappear, stop existing, be taken away from a place, or no longer be part of a situation.
- Pronunciation
WAG-tahng
- Root and affixes
Wagtang expresses disappearing or eliminating. It can be used for removing problems, effects, elements, or unwanted things.
- Variants or conjugations
mawagtang = to disappear; mawala = to be lost or disappear; papha = to erase or delete text/data; tangtang = to remove physically
- Related words and expressions
disappear, vanish, delete, remove, erase
- Meaning and usage notes
Use wagtang for eliminating or making something disappear. For deleting files, text, or data, papha or pagpanas may be more precise; for removing a physical object, use tangtang.
Kinahanglan wagtangon nato ang sayop.
We need to eliminate the error.
Nawagtang ang problema pagkahuman sa miting.
The problem was eliminated after the meeting.