desprezar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese despreçar, des- + preçar, from preciar (“to price, to hold dear”), from Latin pretium (“price”), from Proto-Indo-European *preti- (“back”); or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *dispretiāre. Compare English depreciate, also Spanish despreciar, Italian disprezzare.
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pɾe.ˈza(ɻ)/
Verb
desprezar (first-person singular present indicative desprezo, past participle desprezado)
- to despise (regard with contempt or scorn)
- Synonyms: aviltar, menosprezar, rebaixar
- Antonyms: adorar, gostar
- to ignore
- Synonyms: desconsiderar, ignorar
- Antonyms: levar em conta, prezar
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb desprezar
Related terms
- desprezador
- desprezativo
- desprezível
- desprezivo
- desprezo
- prezado
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