desprestigiar

/despɾestiˈxjaɾ/

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)
desprestigio
preterite (yo)
desprestigié
past participle
desprestigiado

Meaning

  1. to discredit

    • Desprestigió a la empresa.

      He discredited the firm.

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

desacreditar and desprestigiar are close synonyms for "to discredit, damage reputation," interchangeable.

desautorizar

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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