Polyglot Dictionary

desvirtuar

/desβiɾˈtwaɾ/

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)
desvirtúo
preterite (yo)
desvirtué
past participle
desvirtuado

Meaning

  1. to distort

    • Desvirtuó el sentido.

      He distorted the meaning.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tergiversar

tergiversar specifically means to twist or distort words or facts, to misrepresent what was said; desvirtuar means to distort or undermine the true nature or value of something.

distorsionar

distorsionar is more general, like distorting an image, sound or facts; desvirtuar is more about undermining the essential nature or value of something.

Similar in other languages

German

verzerren

verzerren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to distort."

Portuguese

distorcer

distorcer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to distort."

Practice

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