vilipendiar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vilipendo, equivalent to vilipendi +‎ -ar.

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vilipendiar (first-person singular present vilipendio, first-person singular preterite vilipendií, past participle vilipendiat)

  1. to vilify, to revile
    Synonym: denigrar
  2. to scorn, to despise
    Synonym: menysprear

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Portuguese

Etymology

From vilipêndio (act of vilifying someone) +‎ -ar, from Latin vilipendium, from vilipendere, from vilis (base, cheap) + pendere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.li.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vi.li.pẽˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vi.li.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vi.li.pẽˈd͡ʒja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vi.li.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vi.li.pẽˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.li.pẽ.d͡ʒiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vi.li.pẽˈd͡ʒja(ɻ)/
 

Verb

vilipendiar (first-person singular present vilipendio, first-person singular preterite vilipendiei, past participle vilipendiado)

  1. to vilify (say defamatory things about someone or something)
    Synonyms: aviltar, desprezar, menoscabar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vilipendo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bilipenˈdjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vi‧li‧pen‧diar

Verb

vilipendiar (first-person singular present vilipendio, first-person singular preterite vilipendié, past participle vilipendiado)

  1. (transitive) to vilify

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