Polyglot Dictionary

destituir

/dʒistʃiˈtwiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
destituo
preterite (eu)
destituí
past participle
destituído

Meaning

  1. to dismiss

    • Destituíram o diretor.

      They removed the director.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

demitir

destituir is more formal, to remove someone from a position of power or authority; demitir is more direct, to fire someone — both mean "to dismiss."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

destituir

destituir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dismiss."

French

congédier

congédier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to dismiss."

Practice

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