aviltar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vīlitāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.viwˈta(ʁ)/ [a.viʊ̯ˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.viwˈta(ɾ)/ [a.viʊ̯ˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.viwˈta(ʁ)/ [a.viʊ̯ˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.viwˈta(ɻ)/ [a.viʊ̯ˈta(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.vilˈtaɾ/ [ɐ.viɫˈtaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bilˈtaɾ/ [ɐ.βiɫˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.vilˈta.ɾi/ [ɐ.viɫˈta.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧vil‧tar

Verb

aviltar (first-person singular present avilto, first-person singular preterite aviltei, past participle aviltado)

  1. to demean, to degrade
    Synonyms: degradar, rebaixar, menosprezar

Conjugation