descaracterizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ caracterizar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [des.ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [deʃ.ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /des.ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ.ktɨ.ɾiˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ.ktɨ.ɾiˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: des‧ca‧rac‧te‧ri‧zar

Verb

descaracterizar (first-person singular present descaracterizo, first-person singular preterite descaracterizei, past participle descaracterizado)

  1. to alter the character of; to distort; to strip of distinctive features

Conjugation