envilecedor

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From envilecer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /embileθeˈdoɾ/ [ẽm.bi.le.θeˈð̞oɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /embileseˈdoɾ/ [ẽm.bi.le.seˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧vi‧le‧ce‧dor

Adjective

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envilecedor (feminine envilecedora, masculine plural envilecedores, feminine plural envilecedoras)

  1. debasing; devaluing
    • 2017 April 1, “La extrañeza es un mal síntoma”, in El Nacional[1]:
      Muy sencillo: de que no acabamos de entender la naturaleza despótica, depredadora y envilecedora del poder establecido en Venezuela.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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