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Portuguese
Etymology
From Early Medieval Latin impeiōrāre, from Latin peiōrem (“worse”). By surface analysis, em- + pior + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.pjoˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pjoˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.pjoˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pjoˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pi.oˈɾa(ɾ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.pjoˈɾa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pi.oˈɾa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pjoˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.pjoˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pjoˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pi.oˈɾa(ɻ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.pjoˈɾa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pi.oˈɾa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.pjoˈɾa(ɻ)/
Verb
empiorar (first-person singular present empioro, first-person singular preterite empiorei, past participle empiorado)
- (transitive, intransitive) Synonym of piorar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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