reivindicar

/reiβindiˈkaɾ/

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)
reivindico
preterite (yo)
reivindiqué
past participle
reivindicado

Meaning

  1. to claim, to demand

    • Reivindican sus derechos.

      They demand their rights.

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

reclamar

reivindicar is more about claiming or demanding rights, often political; reclamar is more general, like a complaint or claiming an item.

Similar in other languages

German

beanspruchen

beanspruchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to claim, to demand."

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