vulnerar

/vuwneˈɾaɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
vulnero
preterite (eu)
vulnerei
past participle
vulnerado

Meaning

  1. to violate

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

violar

violar is more severe, like violating a law or a sexual assault; vulnerar is milder, about violating rights or leaving something vulnerable — both mean "to violate."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

violar

violar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to violate."

Spanish

vulnerar

vulnerar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to violate."

Practice

1 What does vulnerar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches vulnerar?

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