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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dēcipere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /deθeˈbiɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /deseˈbiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: de‧ce‧bir
Verb
decebir (first-person singular present decibo, first-person singular preterite decebí, past participle decebido)
- (obsolete) to deceive
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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