empequeñecer
/empekeɲeˈseɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- empequeñezco
- preterite (yo)
- empequeñecí
- past participle
- empequeñecido
Meaning
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to belittle
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Su éxito empequeñece el mío.
His success dwarfs mine.
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Similar words
menospreciar specifically means to look down on or disdain someone, to undervalue; empequeñecer literally means "to make smaller," figuratively to diminish or belittle someone's achievement.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
menosprezar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to belittle."
Practice
1 What does empequeñecer mean?
to belittle
2 Which fingerprint chart matches empequeñecer?
empequeñecer: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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