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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + merecer.
Pronunciation
Verb
desmerecer (first-person singular present desmereço, first-person singular preterite desmereci, past participle desmerecido)
- to belittle
- to fade
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + merecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /desmeɾeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desmeɾeˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: des‧me‧re‧cer
Verb
desmerecer (first-person singular present desmerezco, first-person singular preterite desmerecí, past participle desmerecido)
- to criticize
2020 August 11, “Isla de Annobón la patria chica de Tutu Alicante”, in Guinea Ecuatorial Press, archived from the original on 25 April 2021:Un grupillo en todo caso exiguo, marginal y desmerecido sin credibilidad ni prestigio alguno para nadie a fecha del año 2020.- A small group that is in any case meager, marginal, unworthy, and without credibility or any prestige of any kind as of 2020.
- to belittle; to play down; to downplay
sin querer desmerecer su importancia- not wanting to play down its importance
1927, Ricardo Güiraldes, Don Segundo Sombra, chapter XIV:y como allí encontraría mucha gente del reñidero, no quería desmerecer la fama adquirida con mis apuestas- as I'd find many people from the cockfights there, I didn't want to downplaythe fame my bets had acquired
2002, Robert W. Pazmiño, Cuestiones Fundamentales de la Educación Cristiana:El énfasis en el currículo escondido no debería desmerecer la preocupación por las dimensiones explícitas y académicas del currículo- The emphasis on the hidden curriculum should not belittle from concern for the explicit and academic dimensions of the curriculum.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desmerecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive desmerecer
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dative
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desmerecerme
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desmerecerte
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desmerecerle, desmerecerse
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desmerecernos
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desmereceros
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desmerecerles, desmerecerse
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accusative
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desmerecerme
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desmerecerte
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desmerecerlo, desmerecerla, desmerecerse
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desmerecernos
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desmereceros
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desmerecerlos, desmerecerlas, desmerecerse
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with gerund desmereciendo
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dative
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desmereciéndome
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desmereciéndote
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desmereciéndole, desmereciéndose
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desmereciéndonos
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desmereciéndoos
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desmereciéndoles, desmereciéndose
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accusative
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desmereciéndome
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desmereciéndote
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desmereciéndolo, desmereciéndola, desmereciéndose
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desmereciéndonos
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desmereciéndoos
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desmereciéndolos, desmereciéndolas, desmereciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmerece
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dative
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desmeréceme
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desmerécete
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desmerécele
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desmerécenos
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not used
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desmeréceles
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accusative
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desmeréceme
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desmerécete
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desmerécelo, desmerécela
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desmerécenos
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not used
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desmerécelos, desmerécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmerecé
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dative
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desmereceme
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desmerecete
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desmerecele
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desmerecenos
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not used
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desmereceles
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accusative
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desmereceme
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desmerecete
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desmerecelo, desmerecela
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desmerecenos
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not used
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desmerecelos, desmerecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative desmerezca
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dative
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desmerézcame
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not used
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desmerézcale, desmerézcase
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desmerézcanos
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not used
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desmerézcales
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accusative
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desmerézcame
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not used
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desmerézcalo, desmerézcala, desmerézcase
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desmerézcanos
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not used
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desmerézcalos, desmerézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative desmerezcamos
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dative
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not used
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desmerezcámoste
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desmerezcámosle
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desmerezcámonos
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desmerezcámoos
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desmerezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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desmerezcámoste
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desmerezcámoslo, desmerezcámosla
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desmerezcámonos
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desmerezcámoos
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desmerezcámoslos, desmerezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desmereced
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dative
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desmerecedme
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not used
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desmerecedle
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desmerecednos
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desmereceos
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desmerecedles
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accusative
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desmerecedme
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not used
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desmerecedlo, desmerecedla
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desmerecednos
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desmereceos
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desmerecedlos, desmerecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desmerezcan
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dative
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desmerézcanme
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not used
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desmerézcanle
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desmerézcannos
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not used
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desmerézcanles, desmerézcanse
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accusative
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desmerézcanme
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not used
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desmerézcanlo, desmerézcanla
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desmerézcannos
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not used
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desmerézcanlos, desmerézcanlas, desmerézcanse
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