escarmentar

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escarmentar (first-person singular present escarmento, first-person singular preterite escarmentí, past participle escarmentat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to punish, to teach a lesson to
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to learn one's lesson

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kaʁ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [is.kaɦ.mẽˈta(h)], /es.kaʁ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [es.kaɦ.mẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.kaɾ.mẽˈta(ɾ)/, /es.kaɾ.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kaʁ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kaʁ.mẽˈta(χ)], /eʃ.kaʁ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [eʃ.kaʁ.mẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kaɻ.mẽˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐɾ.mẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐɾ.mẽˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧car‧men‧tar

Verb[edit]

escarmentar (first-person singular present escarmento, first-person singular preterite escarmentei, past participle escarmentado)

  1. (transitive) to reprehend, to rebuke, to reprove
    Synonyms: repreender, castigar, traquejar
  2. (reflexive) to learn by reprehension; to regret
    Synonym: arrepender

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Etymology[edit]

From escarmiento.

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  • IPA(key): /eskaɾmenˈtaɾ/ [es.kaɾ.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧car‧men‧tar

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escarmentar (first-person singular present escarmiento, first-person singular preterite escarmenté, past participle escarmentado)

  1. to punish severly, reprimand, rebuke
    Synonyms: retar, regañar, reñir, increpar
  2. to learn a lesson

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