Polyglot Dictionary

desdecir

/desðeˈsiɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
desdigo
preterite (yo)
desdije
past participle
desdicho

Meaning

  1. to retract

    • Se desdijo de sus palabras.

      He took back his words.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

retractar

desdecirse and retractarse both mean to retract a statement, to take back one's words, close synonyms.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desdizer

desdizer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to retract."

Portuguese

retrair

retrair is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to retract."

Practice

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