definhar

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [de.fĩˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.fĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [de.fĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [de.fĩˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fiˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.fiˈɲaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.fiˈɲa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: de‧fi‧nhar

Verb

definhar (first-person singular present definho, first-person singular preterite definhei, past participle definhado)

  1. (transitive) to waste away (cause thinness to)
  2. (transitive) to exhaust
  3. (intransitive) to waste away
  4. (intransitive) decay

Conjugation

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