Polyglot Dictionary

insubordinar

/insuβoɾðiˈnaɾ/

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)
insubordino
preterite (yo)
insubordiné
past participle
insubordinado

Meaning

  1. to incite to rebel

    • Se insubordinó el batallón.

      The battalion mutinied.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sublevar

sublevar is more about inciting armed or organized rebellion; insubordinar is more about inciting disobedience against authority — both mean "to incite to rebel."

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