desautorizar

/desawtoɾiˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
desautorizo
preterite (yo)
desautoricé
past participle
desautorizado

Meaning

  1. to discredit

    • Lo desautorizaron.

      They overruled him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

desacreditar

desautorizar specifically means to discredit by denying someone's authority or disavowing their statements; desacreditar is more general reputation damage.

desprestigiar

desautorizar and desprestigiar are close synonyms for "to discredit."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desacreditar

desacreditar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to discredit."

Portuguese

desprestigiar

desprestigiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to discredit."

Practice

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