desmaiar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old French desmaier.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌdɨʒ.maj.ˈaɾ/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌdes.maj.ˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
desmaiar (first-person singular present indicative desmaio, past participle desmaiado)
- (intransitive) to faint (to lose consciousness)
- (intransitive, figuratively) to fall asleep suddenly, usually by excessive tiredness
- (transitive) to cause a person to faint, often by drugging them and with criminal intentions
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb desmaiar
Synonyms
- esmaiar, esmorecer, desfalecer, desacordar
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