reivindicar

Catalan

Etymology

Back-formation from reivindicació.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

reivindicar (first-person singular present reivindico, first-person singular preterite reivindiquí, past participle reivindicat)(transitive)

1. to reclaim, to claim (responsibility, etc)
2. to demand
3. to recover, take back, get back
4. to reestablish
5. to vindicate, to restore (reputation, etc.)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (reclaim): reclamar
• (demand): demanar
• (take back): recuperar
• (reestablish): restablir
• (vindicate): vindicar

Derived terms

Related terms

• vindicar

Further reading

• “reivindicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reī vindicāre (“to claim a thing”).

Pronunciation

Verb

reivindicar (first-person singular present reivindico, first-person singular preterite reivindiquei, past participle reivindicado)

1. to claim, assert
2. to reclaim
3. to vindicate

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reibindiˈkaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: rei‧vin‧di‧car

Verb

reivindicar (first-person singular present reivindico, first-person singular preterite reivindiqué, past participle reivindicado)

1. to reestablish or promote again the value of something; to stand up for

   Reivindicar el estudio de clásicas. ― To reestablish the value of studying Classics.

   • 2014, Carmen Pereira-Muro, Culturas de España §9.p. 267:

     En música cabe destacar figuras como el compositor Isaac Albéniz, o el cellista Pau Casals, o al nivel de la cultura popular el grupo de la “Nova Cançó” catalana (Raimon, Joan Manuel Serrat, Lluis Llach, etc.), que reivindicó la canción en catalán en los últimos años de la dictadura.

     In music, it is worth highlighting people such as the composer Isaac Albéniz, or the cellist Pau Casals, or at the level of popular culture the circle of the Catalan Nova Cançó (Raimon, Joan Manuel Serrat, Lluis Llach, etc.) which reestablished the value of Catalan songs in the later years of the dictatorship.

   • 2010-03-20, T. Obrador Manacor, Diario de Mallorca https://www.diariodemallorca.es/part-forana/2010/03/20/reivindican-responsabilidad-social-empresas/554905.html:

     Reivindican la responsabilidad social de todas las empresas. La sala de actos de la Associació Cultural s'Agrícola acogió ayer la presentación de la hoja de ruta 2008-11 para impulsar la responsabilidad social empresarial.

     Social Responsibility of All Companies Promoted. The event room of the Cultural Association of Agriculture hosted yesterday the presentation of the 2008-11 plan to promote social responsibility among businesses.

2. to claim something (often with a negative connotation)
   • 2019-07-01, ABC Internacional, ABC Internacional https://www.abc.es/internacional/abci-fuerte-explosion-deja-menos-68-heridos-centro-kabul-201907010822_noticia.html:

     Los talibanes reivindican el atentado que ha dejado 11 muertos y 65 heridos en Kabul

     The Taliban claim the bombing that left 11 dead and 65 wounded in Kabul.

3. to demand
4. (law) to replevy, demand the return of something illegally taken away
   • 1868 November 9, José María de Pereda, El tío Cayetano:

     La nueva ley reivindicaba mis títulos, desconocidos por el antiguo régimen

     The new law reinstated my titles, unrecognized by the former regime

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

• “reivindicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014