desmejorar
/desmexoˈɾaɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- desmejoro
- preterite (yo)
- desmejoré
- past participle
- desmejorado
Meaning
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to deteriorate
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Desmejoró su salud.
His health worsened.
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Similar words
desmejorar is often used for a person's health declining; deteriorar is more general, anything deteriorating, like a building or relations.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
deteriorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deteriorate."
Practice
1 What does desmejorar mean?
to deteriorate
2 Which fingerprint chart matches desmejorar?
desmejorar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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