Descartaron

Descartaron is a Spanish verb, the third-person plural preterite indicative form of the verb descartar. The verb descartar translates to "to discard," "to rule out," "to reject," or "to dismiss" in English. Therefore, "descartaron" specifically means "they discarded," "they ruled out," "they rejected," or "they dismissed."

This verb is used in a variety of contexts. For example, in a scientific context, researchers might say "descartaron la hipótesis" (they ruled out the hypothesis) if experimental results did not support a particular theory. In everyday conversation, it could refer to physically throwing something away, such as "descartaron la basura" (they discarded the trash). It can also be used metaphorically to indicate the rejection of an idea or person, as in "descartaron su propuesta" (they rejected his proposal) or "descartaron al candidato" (they dismissed the candidate). The specific meaning is determined by the surrounding context of the sentence.