menoscabar

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Portuguese

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to turn incomplete or imperfect
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to discredit, to disbelieve
  3. (transitive) to despise, to scorn, to look down on
    Synonyms: desprezar, menosprezar

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Spanish

Etymology

menos +‎ cabo +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /menoskaˈbaɾ/ [me.nos.kaˈβ̞aɾ]

Verb

menoscabar (first-person singular present menoscabo, first-person singular preterite menoscabé, past participle menoscabado)

  1. to lessen
  2. to sully; to mutilate
  3. to undermine

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