desmoralizar
Galician
Verb
desmoralizar (first-person singular present desmoralizo, first-person singular preterite desmoralicei, past participle desmoralizado)
- (transitive) to discourage, to demoralize
- Synonym: desanimar
Conjugation
Conjugation of desmoralizar (c-z alternation)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “desmoralizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.ɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [dez.mo.ɾa.liˈza(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾa.liˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mo.ɾa.liˈza(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mo.ɾa.liˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.mo.ɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mo.ɾa.liˈza(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mo.ɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mo.ɾa.liˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mo.ɾa.liˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mu.ɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mu.ɾɐ.liˈza.ɾi/
Verb
desmoralizar (first-person singular present desmoralizo, first-person singular preterite desmoralizei, past participle desmoralizado)
- to demoralize
- to corrupt, pervert
Conjugation
Conjugation of desmoralizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desmoɾaliˈθaɾ/ [d̪ez.mo.ɾa.liˈθaɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /desmoɾaliˈsaɾ/ [d̪ez.mo.ɾa.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧mo‧ra‧li‧zar
Verb
desmoralizar (first-person singular present desmoralizo, first-person singular preterite desmoralicé, past participle desmoralizado)
- (transitive) to discourage, demoralize
- Synonym: desalentar
- (transitive) to corrupt
Conjugation
Conjugation of desmoralizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of desmoralizar (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive desmoralizar | dative | desmoralizarme | desmoralizarte | desmoralizarle, desmoralizarse | desmoralizarnos | desmoralizaros | desmoralizarles, desmoralizarse |
| accusative | desmoralizarme | desmoralizarte | desmoralizarlo, desmoralizarla, desmoralizarse | desmoralizarnos | desmoralizaros | desmoralizarlos, desmoralizarlas, desmoralizarse | |
| with gerund desmoralizando | dative | desmoralizándome | desmoralizándote | desmoralizándole, desmoralizándose | desmoralizándonos | desmoralizándoos | desmoralizándoles, desmoralizándose |
| accusative | desmoralizándome | desmoralizándote | desmoralizándolo, desmoralizándola, desmoralizándose | desmoralizándonos | desmoralizándoos | desmoralizándolos, desmoralizándolas, desmoralizándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative desmoraliza | dative | desmoralízame | desmoralízate | desmoralízale | desmoralízanos | not used | desmoralízales |
| accusative | desmoralízame | desmoralízate | desmoralízalo, desmoralízala | desmoralízanos | not used | desmoralízalos, desmoralízalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative desmoralizá | dative | desmoralizame | desmoralizate | desmoralizale | desmoralizanos | not used | desmoralizales |
| accusative | desmoralizame | desmoralizate | desmoralizalo, desmoralizala | desmoralizanos | not used | desmoralizalos, desmoralizalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative desmoralice | dative | desmoralíceme | not used | desmoralícele, desmoralícese | desmoralícenos | not used | desmoralíceles |
| accusative | desmoralíceme | not used | desmoralícelo, desmoralícela, desmoralícese | desmoralícenos | not used | desmoralícelos, desmoralícelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative desmoralicemos | dative | not used | desmoralicémoste | desmoralicémosle | desmoralicémonos | desmoralicémoos | desmoralicémosles |
| accusative | not used | desmoralicémoste | desmoralicémoslo, desmoralicémosla | desmoralicémonos | desmoralicémoos | desmoralicémoslos, desmoralicémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative desmoralizad | dative | desmoralizadme | not used | desmoralizadle | desmoralizadnos | desmoralizaos | desmoralizadles |
| accusative | desmoralizadme | not used | desmoralizadlo, desmoralizadla | desmoralizadnos | desmoralizaos | desmoralizadlos, desmoralizadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative desmoralicen | dative | desmoralícenme | not used | desmoralícenle | desmoralícennos | not used | desmoralícenles, desmoralícense |
| accusative | desmoralícenme | not used | desmoralícenlo, desmoralícenla | desmoralícennos | not used | desmoralícenlos, desmoralícenlas, desmoralícense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “desmoralizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024