vejar

/beˈxaɾ/

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 Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

present (yo)
vejo
preterite (yo)
vejé
past participle
vejado

Meaning

  1. to humiliate

    • Lo vejaron delante de todos.

      They humiliated him in front of everyone.

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

humillar

vejar is more formal or legal, to vex or humiliate through mistreatment; humillar is more everyday.

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