vilificar

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vīlificāre. By surface analysis, vil +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.li.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [vi.li.fiˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vi.li.fiˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vi.li.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [vi.li.fiˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.li.fiˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vi.li.fiˈkaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.li.fiˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /vi.li.fiˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: vi‧li‧fi‧car

Verb

vilificar (first-person singular present vilifico, first-person singular preterite vilifiquei, past participle vilificado)

  1. (transitive) to vilify (say defamatory things about)
    Synonyms: vilipendiar, difamar

Conjugation

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