Polyglot Dictionary

demover

/demoˈveɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
demovo
preterite (eu)
demovi
past participle
demovido

Meaning

  1. to dissuade

    • Demoveu-o da ideia.

      He talked him out of the idea.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

dissuadir

demover and dissuadir are close synonyms for "to dissuade," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

abbringen

abbringen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to dissuade."

Spanish

disuadir

disuadir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dissuade."

French

dissuader

dissuader is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to dissuade."

Practice

1 What does demover mean?

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