desafiar

desafiar (first-person singular indicative present desafio, past participle desafiáu)

1. to challenge (to invite someone to take part in a competition)

• retar

• desafíu

From des- +‎ afiar, afidar (“swear fealty”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.zə.fiˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.za.fiˈaɾ]

desafiar (first-person singular present desafio, first-person singular preterite desafií, past participle desafiat)

1. to challenge

• desafiador
• desafiament
• desafiu

• “desafiar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From des- +‎ afiar, from Vulgar Latin *afidāre (“to trust”).^[1][2] Compare English defy.

• Hyphenation: de‧sa‧fi‧ar

desafiar (first-person singular present desafio, first-person singular preterite desafiei, past participle desafiado)

1. to challenge; to defy
2. to dare; to incite

• → Tetum: dezafia

From des- + afiar, which is from fiar. Compare English defy.

• IPA^(key): /desaˈfjaɾ/ [d̪e.saˈfjaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧fiar

desafiar (first-person singular present desafío, first-person singular preterite desafié, past participle desafiado)

1. (transitive) to challenge (in a competition)
2. (transitive) to defy, to challenge (e.g. parents, a leader, the status quo)

   Synonym: retar

3. (transitive) to brave
4. (transitive) to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)

• “desafiar”, 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