Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /demenˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧men‧tar

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin dēmentāre.

Verb

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dementar (first-person singular present demento, first-person singular preterite dementé, past participle dementado)

  1. (transitive, rare) to drive crazy; to dement
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Etymology 2

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From de- +‎ mente +‎ -ar.

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dementar (first-person singular present demento, first-person singular preterite dementé, past participle dementado)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to mention
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Further reading

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