Polyglot Dictionary

destituir

/destituˈiɾ/

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)
destituyo
preterite (yo)
destituí
past participle
destituido

Meaning

  1. to dismiss

    • Destituyeron al director.

      They dismissed the director.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

demitir

demitir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dismiss."

Portuguese

destituir

destituir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dismiss."

Portuguese

dispensar

dispensar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dismiss."

Practice

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